Training has been going quite well, I believe. Today, after 2 days rest, I did quite an extensive workout at our community pool and weight room facility. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical machine, lifted the weights for about 15 minutes and then went in the pool for 30 more minutes of running and swimming. It was a lot of work, but I felt quite Invigorated afterwards rather than worn out. Most of my workouts, basically all of my workouts, have been shorter and more intense rather than long and Gentle. I make every effort to avoid hard surfaces, roads and sidewalks. Distances covered Amount to about 2 1⁄2-3 1⁄2 miles for the most part. A recent development is that I have become much more comfortable working on the elliptical machine. I had essentially disdained that as a viable workout option in the past. This evolution has allowed me to get a lot more work done without impact which I find very rewarding.
So it looks like 7 days of work
and a few days of recovery. Then take a shot at running a respectable 800 meters.