Ok, so if you've made it through that first post, thanks for stickin around! Let's talk about this running thing I plan on doing.
So I looked around buffalorunners.com and found a race. The trick for me will actually be signing up for this race, so I can't cop out half way through this adventure. So the marathon starts in the city of Buffalo and makes its way up to Niagara Falls, Canada. It will take place on October 27. That is exactly 12 weeks away. I have 12 weeks to not only physically, but mentally prepare for a 13.1 mile run. Oh boy. I think I can I think I can I think I can.
I search around google and found several different plans for training for this endeavor. I finally found one I liked that happened to span 12 weeks. Perfect. I started this week.
Monday was my first day of getting moving. I rode 23 miles on my bicycle and worked out with my awesome trainer, Jenny. She is always sure to kick my ass and make my workouts count. Jenny rocks.
Tuesday I rode 24 miles, and ran at the dog park. Here's a tip: running on loose gravel is MUCH harder than running on pavement. My time was drastically slower, and my legs were killing me after only two miles. This will be good strength training, but I will hate very minute of it :-)
Today is now Wednesday. I ran this afternoon. Humidity is EVIL. Just sayin. I also hit the gym with Jenny. I told her about my plan for the half marathon. She seemed excited, while I seemed scared. I'm glad she's confident in me.
So now everyone is caught up with my activities, I can show you the plan I'm tentatively following. I only say tentatively because I've been getting some advice from friends that have run full marathons, and will be using their advice to modify and make my workouts more efficient.


So there's the general gist of things. It's going to be an interesting 12 weeks. See you at the finish line :-)