Week Two: Fine-tuning Strategies:

This week is the week where we got organized. We both were receiving materials from the NF organization like training T-shirts, nutritional info, fundraising advice, walking and running schedules, etc. Training and fundraising materials found a new home in binders, organizers, index card files, and on computer systems. The training blog got a new streamlined appearance, to go with the new pages at the Road to Orlando website. Wow -- we went from a training log to a whole website. We realize that this venture is going to be a lot bigger than either of us imagined.. We took a good hard look at our eating habits, and decided that it was time for some modifications.

Astrophe's dietitian and Adrith's WW leader both pointed out neither of us was getting enough protein as athletes in training. This made us laugh -- we were athletes?! Taking the advice, we upped the amount. As it turns out, whether you are a practicing vegetarian or a Weight Watcher, you still find yourself wishing that someone would invent a new kind of protein source. You get tired of the old standbys very quickly.

Physical considerations reared their ugly heads for the first time. Between side stitches, cramps, and headaches, there were more than enough excuses to NOT exercise but neither of us missed even one training session. Our resolve is unmoved. We talked about bad evenings, receiving the training T-shirt and how it would shrink if washed in hot, and how sometimes it was very difficult to press on. We also talked about how good it felt to finish, knowing that we had not compromised and ended a workout any earlier than we needed to.

"All you need is a plan, a road map, and the courage to press on to your destination." - Earl Nightingale

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