012509 - Run and The Zone!

It was very cold this morning so the wife and I went to the gym to run on the treadmill.  I ran for 1 hour and covered a little more than 7 miles.  I felt really good on the run and did two 8 minute segments at an 8 minute mile pace.  The rest was at around an 8:30.  My max HR was 164 and my average HR was 150.  Felt better than last night and I was happy to get the run completed before 10 AM.  

The other news of the day is I am trying to get started on the Zone diet.  My nutrition has been poor and I need something to focus on when preparing to eat.  I spent a good portion of this past week reading about the Zone and I went to the grocery store this evening with a detailed shopping list and a week of meal plans.  Over the weekend, I have been experimenting with Zone meals and I think I am going to be able to swing this thing.  So tomorrow, I am going to get an official start to eating on a schedule and keeping in the Zone!  I hope it gives me the energy I need because over the past several weeks, training has been pretty tough!