Wednesday, July 21, 2010

First Few Weeks of Marathon Training July 21, 2010

Marathon Training is in prorgress. I am registered for the November 6, 2010 marathon in Indianapolis, IN. The first few weeks have been pretty good. I have pretty much stayed consistent except it has been SO hot! This week the goal is to rest, run 3 miles, run 4 miles, run 3 miles, rest, and then do a long 5 mile run on Saturday or Sunday.

I am sore from the 3 mile run yesterday because I added an upper body strength training workout afterwards. Tonight the goal is 4 miles on the treadmill at the gym.

Running hasn't been too bad outside because I discovered the Pandora app on my blackberry. Once I hit 30 minutes I find a good pace and the rest of the run is a breeze.

Also, having a running buddy is muchh better for getting my butt out of bed in the morning. So Robyn and Allison have been good buddies because we all will be running the marathon in November! We are trying to at least run 1 or 2 times together during the week.