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, November 6, 2008

I love running...

especially when its on a gently downgrading road, so gentle that one comes to know its downward inclined only after seeing the elevation chart on mapmyrun.

R/W 3.11miles in 45 min, last 12 min continuous running- loverly!! Included the bigbad hill so am ok with the time.

The eating left a lot to be desired. As usual was oK till lunch time, had my tea etc and then the daily dose of chocolate from my halloween stash. The only thing was that didnt stop with that one, actually had a craving for M&ms but got a reeses PBcup, then a small milky way, believe it or not, had 400 cal worth of chocolate till 14yo had pity on me and gave me her small funsize bag of m&ms which stopped the binge.

Lesson learnt: either dont eat even a small piece of the trigger food- in this case chocolate, or else eat exactly what you are craving for. Easier said than done.

Felt so yucky after that went for the run and tried harder to run instead of just walk. Made only okra for dinner which even the DH appreciated because he was off from work and had been eating mindlessly since morning. Only the kids didnt like it too much , however they finished it after giving me their daily dose of grumbling and complaining. Thankless ...

Weekend coming up, dreading it eatingwise, at home the whole day, me and my pantry and kitchen and food, lets see what we come up with.

1 comment:

tamblair said...

The weekends are the hardest for me, too. And I am with you about the candy. When you have a specific taste in mind and you try to fill it with something else, you do end up eating four times as much. Don't be too hard on yourself. Just wake up every day and try.