365 days, 1 year, 2 inactive bored sisters, one thinks any goal is too small for her, the other wants to try everything but is not sure where to start. So Ok, the challenge- run the first full marathon within 365 days. Start date: Nov 1st 2007 End date : Nov 1st 2008. Will we be able to do it??

OUR GOAL - NIKE WOMEN'S MARATHON (OCT 19, 2008)

Nov 1, 2007-------------->FEB - 9Mleft--------------->MAY - Completed Half Marathon!!!! 6Mleft---------------->AUG - 3Mleft--------------->Oct 19, 2008 -D DAY!!

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED - We were able to complete, yes complete :) the Nike Marathon - our first marathon - in about 6 hrs 40 mins.Our next goal - Lose weight!!! 36 pounds in 365 days - a lofty one considering that even the marathon training couldn't help us lose a few of the extra pounds.

VISIT US AT OUR WEIGHT LOSS BLOG

MapMyRun.com - a vital tool for marathon preparation PBS Nova Marathon Challenge - Inspirational marathon training video Our progress (or not) - Check out our daily log!!!

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Day 70

R/W total of 45 min, approx 3 miles, ran for 10 min at a time with 2-4 min walking breaks.
Feeling good, stretched properly after, no knee pain thankfully.

Have started taking points from JG's Marathon.
So far - the most important part is the weekend long run for building endurance.
-weekly runs for maintaining the endurance gained on the long runs.
-taking regular walking breaks right from the beginning of the workout.
-the weekly long run at a speed 2min per mile slower than projected marathon speed-this is laughable right now-already am running at 16 min mile so shd I go down to 18 min mile ?
More to follow.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

When I was trying to run a marathon, I did a lot of research and I thought Jeff Galloway was THE program to follow. The injury-free stuff...isn't that what it's all about? Glad to hear you're not having any knee pain! You're doing a great job on this goal. You're gonna get there... :)