DAY 2

Breakfast:
1/2 cup raspberry kefir
1/2 cup flaxseed bran cereal
1/2 cup skim milk
2 cups black coffee
1 bottle water

Feeling a bit too jittery to go run just yet. One cup would have been plenty!

Snack:
1/2 organic banana
1/2 tbsp natural peanut butter
1 bottle water

Workout #1:
Upper body today. It is evident that I am much weaker in my upper body than lower.
Lat pulldowns, 3x10 at 40 lbs
Pec press, 3x10, 20 lbs
Pull-up Trainer, alternate 3x10 of dips, 1x10 wide-arm pull-up, 1x10 regular pull-up, 1x10 inner-grip pull-up, all at 80 lbs (with this machine, less weight = a harder workout)
Dips, 3x10 at 70 lbs
Chest press, 3x10, 20 lbs

Then I drove to the track.
2 laps slow jogging for a warm-up. My calves were on fire from yesterday!
1 mile fartleks-- Sprint 100 m, jog corners, never stop to walk.

Towards the end of my fartleks today, I came to the realization that I am giving forth just the effort that I deem necessary on my speed training. I don't push myself to the extent that I should. With this kind of mentality, my times will plateau and never improve. The last full lap of fartleks was a mental challenge... to continually speed up my sprint with each stride. Reaching a little bit further each time and pulling from within to accomplish a greater speed than seconds ago. My physical ability is improving, and it's time to bring my mind up to the challenge, too.

Post-workout snack:
1 Myoplex Shake
1 bottle of water

Lunch:
Exactly the same as yesterday: Turkey wrap, carrots, 1/2 banana

Snack:
Green apple with 1 tbsp peanut butter

Dinner:
1 heaping cup farfalle pasta
3 ladelfuls organic red wine sauce with sauteed vegetables
3 garlic breadsticks
1 cup organic mixed green salad + 2 tsp strawberry vinaigrette dressing

Workout #2:
Relaxed 1 mile jog around neighborhood, not for time
10 pushups (pathetic, I know! But my form was proper.)