Today is the day I re-discovered my love for tennis. I didn't play too much in NY (free courts were hard to come by, and tennis club memberships were expensive), so I only got to play a few times. I think it's been about a year and a half since I've played - and I forgot what a thrill it is to run around the court, chasing after balls. Following the lesson, I sat in the change room, and was dripping sweat for about 10 minutes. Not going to lie, I looked like a wet cat, but I felt fantastic. Since courts are relatively cheap in HK, definitely want to get back into the swing of things with tennis.
In other news, had a pretty standard day. Got up early for my 7mile run (marathon training - woooo!). As a side note, I've recently started running with my camelbak, and definitely makes a difference to have water on you at all times. Huge. Did the run, finished my PCP workout (really need to get a better skipping rope... I can blame the trips on the bad rope, right? :) ), and had half a peanut butter and soy protein shake. Lunch, I'll admit, I had the whole salad (I initially split it in half, but I was in a meeting, and I kept on going), and then for dinner, I had the remainder of my saved pulled pork from Tuesday + the veggies I grilled on the BBQ yesterday. There may or may not have been some chocolate in the mid afternoon. It's a habit I'm going to need to break soon.
Another side note... in Patrick's email, he noted that skipping is supposed to be a low intensity exercise. I don't know about you guys, but I am winded every time. I expect (/ hope) that it will get easier as time goes on. The legs hurt, but not too much. The abs and the lunges hurt, but I can push through, but the pushups are still a struggle.
Going to try a little harder to actually only eat half of my lunch tomorrow. Also, we're getting to the weekend, so there will be a host of temptations out there. I have no problem on Friday night to take it easy (training run Sat AM), but Saturday night is always a little more challenging. Especially after a long week - there's something gratifying about going out and having a few drinks. I guess I can still go out sans drinks?
Am also hoping to get my equipment tomorrow / this weekend. Can anyone recommend where to get the equipment in Hong Kong?
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