Run a half marathon, then a marathon.

so i didn’t meet my 1/2 in june goal but i’m at 10 km at a time. i haven’t done if for a few weeks but i’m going to start next week! if i don’t do it twice next week i’ll have to give myself some sort of penalty!

i think i can still do a 1/2 in october! 3.5 months to increase to 24 kms!

i’m not a runner either but thought ‘if i put my mind to something, i can do it!’ so i got some nice new running shoes to help protect my joints and a nike+ to put in my ipod to track my progress. So far my personal best was 4.36km in 29 minutes. i’m halfway to being able to run a continuous 5km! baby steps… after all you need to be able to walk before you can run!

Step one is to be able to run 5K, which is about 1/8 of a marathon. Here is my Week One plan for Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of this week:
Brisk five-minute warm up walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

well, i did a half on saturday. with really no training to speak of. i should have just run a 10k, but i just felt like hey, what the hell, so..i did. and it hurt. id never experienced anything like it, my legs were just done, there was nothing left in them. but, as painful as the whole thing was, i am intrigued, and now plan on you know, actually training for a race. theres a marathon in san antonio in november. maybe that one.

its the goal that i’ve set for myself. i’m working at it already. i try and run 3-4 times a week. i’ll take some of the plans that others have written up and go from there. right now i’ve gone from 20 mins at at 12 minute mile to 35 mins at an 11 minute mile. i feel that i need to get my stride going before i can really make the speed faster.

I really really want to do this.

I ran 15km yesterday, my longest ever run, but it made me realise that i can run the distance, its just a long slow run, tho i needed water SO bad so i might need a camelpack or something along those lines

First… Run Everyday.
Body for Life Style (Treadmill): every 1 minute; – 5 (grade) to 9, 6 to 9, 6 to 9, 6 to 10, 10 = 2 min., walk 5 in the last minute.
Total: 20 minutes, minimum.

Or in an free form at the streets.

I just got a starter schedule from my friend in Austin. I’ll have a cold weather disadvantage living in Michigan! But, I am going to try to overcome! Here’s my starter schedule…

week one – 3 miles, 5 miles, 4, 3, 3, 5, one off day. – total 23 miles
week two – 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, one off day- total 26 miles.

We shall see if I can even do this. I’ve only been running three…

Take it slow and enjoy it! Training is the most grueling part of this goal, but there’s nothing like training for your first marathon. The pride you’ll feel at the start of the “race” doesn’t compare with the pride you’ll feel at the end, but the anticipation is the most exciting part.

It’s best NOT to take otc pain medication if you can help it, and definately NOT DAILY during training. Once or twice a week max…it does nasty things to the lining of the stomach. Avoid eating the same things every day if you do take ibuprophin regularly, to avoid developing food sensativities. Sounds wacky, but it happens.