there it is, folks. my marathon training plan i got off of hal higdon's website. i've heard of quite a few runners using a higdon training plan, so i figured what the heck. i'll give it a whirl. something like 1-4% of people have done a marathon...in the world. that's pretty sweet.
the marathon i'm doing (as of right now) is the christie clinic illinois marathon. it's april 30th, so in order for me to utilize the 18 week plan above...day 1 will be the day after Christmas. what a good Christmas present to myself, right? i'm actually really pumped. until quite recently...i haven't been running much due to a slight knee injury. i like to blame it on my job...not overuse or over-training (because i never overdo it...nerrrvver!!).
another cool thing about this is that i think i've got emily and my dad roped into running that day, too. i think they're both up for doing the half-marathon. they also have a 5K, 10K, wheelchair half, marathon relay, and even a youth run available.
but anyway...the point of this whole post. i'm thinking about doing a "marathon training blogular updatish type of post" either daily or weekly. something like that. would that be cool at all...to anyone? it would basically be a way for my readers to be able to follow my journey of training for my first marathon and all that goes along with it. the ups, the downs, aches, pains, nutrition, dieting, all that good stuff! i'm going to just tag them all as 'marathon training' so if you become a fan of just those updates...you can hop on my site and easily filter out all of the "other" updates. so, it wouldn't take place of my regular blog (don't worry). it'll be more of a supplemental feature to boost the enjoyment of reading my blog...if you're a fan of running of course. and if you're not...then you'll have the "other" posts to read/enjoy. it sounds like my blog is a bit segregated now, but i think it can be cool.
That's crazy. It looks like the longest run you have is only a 10 miler. I'm sure you'll do good. Praying the knee feels great the entire time.
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thanks, Dad! week 15 is actually the killer. it'll be 40 miles total...with a 20 mile long run (i know you meant to type 20, not 10).
ReplyDeleteif i make it to week 15, and then past week 15...i think i have a shot.
Um..WOW! That makes my knees hurt just thinking about it. Still resting my back. Can't start running until January. Good Luck! Make sure you post your progress.
ReplyDeleterest is a good thing. and what better time to start running again than the first of the year!
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good luck with your running!
I saw the 10 and thought it was a 20 mile total that week. I guess they figure if you can run 20 miles what's another 6. But then you figure that week you sill have 40 miles total. I think my cross training would be moving the handle on my recliner.
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