Today mark Week 3 of The Be Better 12WC.

So far it’s been a real eye opening experience. I’ve not only been humbled by the support of everyone, but also by my own will power.

Diet has always been a major down fall of mine. Trying to juggle nursing, training and managing a new puppy was something I thought would make me time poor – but if anything, it’s made me super organised.

With the push of Coach Gav making sure I get my butt to training and Coach Jen always askin gme about my progress I’m set to stay on track.

Preparation has become key to staying on track and I am so happy with my progress.

Running: We’ve been slowing increasing my running week by week. Last week I covered 5 km on road, while working in other endurance workouts like assault bike intervals, swimming, skipping and rowing.  My calves and quads seem to be holding up well with regular mobility and plenty of RockTape! I’m super excited to test out my new Race Ultra 270s from Inov8!! They’re so gorgeous, but more importantly provide optimum comfort and support during my running!

Strength: I am following my regular Crossfit class programs with the crew at Ward’s Gym as programmed by our Head Coach Callum Ward. You can follow this at http://www.wardsgym.com.au – i highly suggest giving Cal’s programming a go! It gets results. I can’t wait to hit some Oly lifting with my new Again Faster place this week! I’ll be sure to post of video of how they go – PR City, come at me!

Physiological change: I’ve noticed my clothes are actually fitting a lot better. I’ve cut out dairy and following a mostly paleo diet but with pasta/rice at lunch for a carb kick for my running/endurance. I’m definiately less bloated, feeling a bit leaner and looking forward to watching my body change. My weight has stayed in the same range between 54-56kgs.

Any great adventure always starts with a well thought out plan.

When I sat down to chat with Coach Gav about what I wanted to achieve we knew that it wouldn’t be easy. With the gas tank of a beat up Datsun and the endurance of my 90 year old Grandmother I knew I had some massive holes in my fitness.

I sat down and wrote a list of goals I wanted to achieve and compared them to my current skills base.

Here’s what it looked like: