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!!!

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Day 78 - speed workout

40 min workout, 5 min each of warmup and cooldown , ran at a speed atleast 0.5mph faster than normal 2min, walk 1min for 30 min.

Thanks, kch, for the comment about doing faster workouts during the week and slower lsd for building endurance.I read that comment 2 different times and it did not register- I know , some of us are a tad slow ( pun totally intended,sorry!). Anyways this morning got up 10 min late which meant shaving 10 min off my workout, so knew I would be running for less time , so thought I would try and pick up the pace, and lo and behold, I was able to sustain my pace of 2min R at faster speed and 1 min W for atleast 1/2 hour. So now this will be a weekly workout of speed running.I actually really enjoyed myself tho I had some shin splints at the end -the workouts had been getting a bit boring recently.
I did browse through kch's blog site and it has a great article today on motivation- we all need that occasionally.
Day off tomorrow- yoga, weights, stretches.

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