Back on the Wagon

The training plan wagon that is. As ever, I am already feeling more fit than I was before (even though I'm only on week three). There are a few things I'd forgotten about jumping on a training plan, though.

1. The metabolic implication: I eat constantly again. 
2. Physically, I am more tired on a training plan than off of it. I sleep better, but am occasionally tired at odd times. 
3. Mentally, I find it easier to get out for a run if I have the raw numbers of a training plan staring me in the face. 
4. It's a whole lot easier going off of somebody else's training plan (I"m using Eric Orton's plan from "The Cool Impossible" again. It has worked for me in the past.), than trying to create my own. This one offers enough flexibility that I can easily alter it to my own needs. 
5. Training by heart rate works well for me. 

I also found that my breathing methods (mentioned in my last post) match pretty well to my heart rate zones. If anything, I was running faster than I should have been when I was using rhythmic breathing alone.