Well...I'm looking to step things up a bit to prepare for the XC-ski season. For those of you who may not know, XC-skiing is clearly the #1 aerobic engine builder so I plan to put it to good use...travel and snow conditions willing. I've been doing some basic weight training for a couple of months now so now I'll split the training up into Legs/Arms & Chest/Back/Shoulders. Clearly I need to focus on Leg Strength in general, while I can focus on Shoulder rehab on that day. I'll do abs all 4 days but I'm not really doing any "trendy core" workouts yet. This also puts me in the gym an extra day so I'll add some time on the elliptical machine as well as the bike...I'll maintain the 3x/week running for quite a while I suspect as there is currently no need to go more. In the past my running fitness peaked on 5 runs/week but clearly I'm nowhere near a peak of any kind. I also suspect I'll gradually edge up the aerobic work duration a few minutes per workout per week.

I like starting new things in September so I guess this is it. The current schedule looks like this: Monday/Friday...Weights (Legs/Arms), 20 minutes each of elliptical and bike, Wednesday/Saturday...Weights (Chest/Back/Shoulders), 20 minutes each elliptical and bike, Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday...20 minutes running.

Oh yeah...I found my old Polar Accurex II...gotta get a battery for it now. I'm a huge proponent of HR-based training to ensure my HR does not EXCEED the appropriate level for myself...especially at my remedial level of training.

I also in addition to watching my diet need to watch my hours of sleep...bit of a challenge with kids, myriad of interests, etc but it will have to be done...cheers,