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!!!

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Day 111 just plain running

R2min4mph/W2min3mph/45 min.

Just general workout, on the tmill, while watching T.V, had recorded these hour long programs aired on Discovery channel-You on a diet, You staying young and You - the owners manual. Eye-opening programs- show the insides of the overweight body and the weight increasing dietary patterns, to avoid enriched flour, high fructose corn sugars, unsaturated , or was it saturated , fats.

My head was spinning by the end of it, and I was motivated enough to change my eating patterns to check out the book from the library. Went thru all the foods I ate today for the unwanted ingredients- there is nothing which does not have some of those three.
Cereal has whole grain but then the second ingredient on the list is high fructose corn syrup. The breakfast bars all have HFCS, juices , even gatorade, bread, lunch meats, salad dressing, packaged snacks like cookies have all three. Starting with breakfast and ending with dinner, there is nothing you can put inside your body without a trace of that stuff- unless you turn totally vegan.The only good habit I have is that I dont drink soda- regular or diet and i dont smoke. The rest of my diet needs a major major turnaround.
More on this as I read that book.

Also took the Real age test at www. realage.com. Turns out that even tho am chronologically 40 yo, my real age in terms of health etc is 36 years- so that was the only saving grace in all that info I collected.

Yesterday walked a 2.83 mile trail with GB, lots of elevation and 'deflation'?, ending in a hill but we finished that in 50 min and felt good afterwards instead of sore and tired. I was feeling a bit anxious about the speed , or actually the non-speed and then realised again, the goal is to finish, and finish strong and with a smile, not to make a record, tho we might set a record for the last to finish- do they give a medal to the person who finishes last?- i mean, just because they didnt give up. I can imagine GB and me arguing over who will step over the finish line last.

Rest tomorrow.

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