Week 2 Update and Great Lakes MultiSport Expo and InStep 5K oh my!!

90 Day review...

OK, so this past week was a lot harder then the first week. I think will power got me through the first week but it was difficult finding that same amount of will power in week two. The hunger urges got the best of me on a couple of occasions.

Workout summery:

Wednesday 1/27 - ALARC Core Class - 90 minutes
Sunday 1/30 - Instep 5K - 27:20
Monday 2/1 - Running - 30 Minutes; Weight Training - Legs

We traveled to Milwaukee last weekend for the Great Lakes Multisport Expo (review below) which defiantly put a dent in the workout scheduled and made the diet a challenge. I can tell that my stomach has shrunk and it takes less for me to feel full.

Current Weight - 184.0 lbs.
Weight lost this week - 1.5 lbs.
Total weight lost - 8.0 lbs.

The one plus this past week was the fact that Kris lost 4 pounds which I had been telling her for the past two weeks that she was doing good and that she was losing weight and would show in week two. And I was right!!!

Multisport Expo:

This past weekend Kris and I traveled to Milwaukee for the 2010 Great Lakes Multisport Expo presented by RACC. This was a great opportunity for us to talk to several race directors and running groups about ZapEvent and what we can do for them, we made several promising contact that I am currently sending follow up emails too.

From a multisport participant point of view, it was really fun to see everything the Expo had to offer but by far the coolest thing had to be the team and individual bike time trials.

This would have been so fun to do especially the team time trial but I don't think we would haul our bikes to Milwaukee in the middle of winter time unless we had an enclosed option, plus we are missing a team to be part of. The one oddity about the expo was the complete lack of anyone that we knew and absolutely NO Gear West red anywhere. Hopefully we can generate enough interest in the Twin Cities multisport community so that we can better represent next year. Hey Kevin O'Connor, Steve Gunther and Kris Swarthout are you listening????

InStep 5K:

As part of the Expo on Sunday morning they had the InStep Winter Series 5K Championship at the Expo. Since we were going to be at the Expo already we decided to add another race to our schedule. Did I mention that the Expo was at the Wisconsin State Fair grounds? The 5K race was through out the fairgrounds and did a lap around the Miriacle Mile race track. The course was mostly flat and we were able to finish with a decent time of 27:20 giving Kris a good benchmark for the beginning of the season.

After the race we had a nice breakfast at the hotel, took our time getting ready and then geocached in Milwaukee until about 3pm when we had to head back to the cities. Details about our geocaching part of this trip can be read about on our other blog, A Life More Complete.

This coming weekend we are signed up for the Yukon Days 1 mile and 3 mile snowshoe on Saturday morning and the Luminary Loppit on Saturday evening.

Week One update!!

So now Kris and I have been on our 90 day get back in shape program for a week and things are going along really good, or that is the answer if you ask me. For her side of the story you might want to check out her blog. My Adventures In Training, Racing and Life

We have actually been really busy for the past week but we also managed to get in most of our workouts.

Wednesday 1/20 - ALARC Core Class - 90 minutes
Thursday 1/21 - LTF Kickboxing Class - 60 minutes
Saturday 1/23 - Securian Frozen 5K - 29:17
Monday 1/25 - ALARC Core Class - 90 minutes
Tuesday 1/26 - Spinning - 30 minutes

During the first phase of our plan we are on a set calorie limit and we are not allocating additional calories for anything that we burn during workouts. Later on we will compensate for the workouts but for now it is a little strict which does get tough at times but apparently it is working.

Other than being hungry most of the time I have felt really good the past week. I have had my low energy moments but I have also had plenty of high bouncing off the wall moments as well. I know these times bother Kris a bit especially during workouts, but I can not explain them. During workouts and when I am in really high energy mode I can tell that I am drawing this "energy" from my reserves which is a good thing.

On Wednesday morning I got on the scale and I was down 6.5 pounds for the week. I certainly do not expect that high of a number next week as my body will adjust to the new diet a bit, (If you have ever seen the results of week 2 on the Biggest Loser you will know what I am talking about) Additionally this week is going to be a little less in the work out category and we are traveling to Milwaukee this weekend for the 2010 Great Lakes Multisport, Cycling and Running Expo, and traveling is always poses difficulties for a diet.

During the weekend at the Expo Kris and I are going to be networking with as many race and event directors as possible to try to line up more accounts for ZapEvent where I have just taken on a new part time sales job, which I am really excited about. But the trip is not going to be all work, we are planning a bit of fun as well. We decided to add a 5K race to the schedule this weekend that is in conjunction with the expo, the InStep Winter Series 5K Championships, another fun 5K, but I will push for a bit faster than last week. ;) Additionally we will be doing some geocaching in the Milwaukee area and you can read about that over on our joint blog, A Life More Complete, but I will give a heads up to any Milwaukee geocachers that we plan on dropping 1 or 2 of our 2010 Coffee Love Pathtag. I am really looking forward to this weekend; it is shaping up to be a lot of fun.

So, 90 Day rewind:

Current Weight - 185.5 lbs.

Weight lost this week - 6.5 lbs.

Total weight lost - 6.5 lbs.

Next up: MultiSport Expo and 5k review.