Phase 1 said Zoe – “lose weight”. This will be done following a strict calorie based diet and exercise 4 times a week. My diet consists of 2100 kcal a day, while exercise was to be Couch to 5k and one personal training session with Zoe in the Inspire Championship Boxing gym. I had previously attempted to complete C25K 3 times. Each time failing to complete. Largely through shin pain – known as shin splints. For several months I had been having physio sessions with Nina to free up my painful legs. Only now could I reach my perspective.
The first few weeks of C25K consists of walk/runs of alternative times (or Jeffing as Gill calls it). The PT was a shock to the system. I arrived at the gym on 12 Jan at 09:00. Freezing cold and proper old school boxing gym. We did a mix of strength, core and conditioning with some cardio thrown in. The first session I thought I was going to pass out. Tough isn’t the word. I recalled a memory of a Russian PT instructor called Tatiana who destroyed a group of 30 Ice Hockey players at a hockey camp in 2005. Zoe is the second coming of Tatiana.
Over the weeks we have been moving along and my weight has been dropping off. I have lost 24lbs so far. I’ve even had a PT session with Sam at the Gym at 07:00 on a Sunday morning when Zoe was off ill. I am completely focussed. All I need now is some chickens to chase and wood to chop ala Rocky.
This is where my journey becomes present day. I will upload warts-and-all updates. Please, if you are enjoying this blog share it. Going public with this is a big deal to me. I kept it all to myself for a long time. The thing that scares me at the minute is the inkling of doubt that I do fail to achieve an Ironman. 31 months to go. Rich Roll was out of shape and he did it.
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