Getting my sea legs

With the second week of training complete I’m happy to report that I don’t feel quite as out of shape this week. On the downside, my training fizzled out as the week wore on again. Need to continue to apply myself and make time!

Fundraising - Worked Veteran's day and was not able to start my letter campaign as planned. Hoping to get the email campaign off and running this weekend.

Also stocked up on an important piece of training gear, a Brooks reflective vest now that it is dark at night.

A summary of training progress 11/7-11/13:

Saturday: Low impact cardio: 60 minute Arc Trainer Workout.

Sunday: Low impact cario with running: 45 minutes on the Arc Trainer and 30 minutes on the treadmill. My work on the treadmill consisted of running only 1.5 miles with the rest of the time being a walking cool down, but at least my legs had some time to adjust to the marathon shuffle.

Monday: Junk cardio: I spent 30 minutes on the Arc Trainer with another 15 on the recumbent bike. I realized when watching the tv on the cardio equipment, my pace slows down quite a bit, but at least I got my heart rate up.

Tuesday: Rest day

Wednesday: 62 minute treadmill work out. Total of almost 5,5 miles, with 5 miles of running consistently at 5.5 MPH/10:54 per mile pace. While still a slow pace for me using my high school XC pace as a bench mark, I’m happy to be able complete this length of a run without stopping so soon in my training regimen. And let’s face it, It’s been 15+ years since I ran a X Country race. On a positive side, a 10:54 per mile pace = a 4:45 marathon which would be a PR for me by 55 minutes so that would be great too! But since I’ve never really had a training regimen for those races, my finish goal this year is somewhere between 4:00 and 4:20 or a 9-10 minute pace.

Thursday: Worked late

Friday: Unmotivated