When I first had the thought of running another marathon, my wife was still on maternity leave and getting up with the kids at night. Now that she is back to work and I have to give up, at least, 1.5 hours of sleep per night, it is getting tough. I'm finding that I need to argue with myself about whether or not to go to gym. So far "going" is winning.
I'm up to a 7.5 mph pace right now and will do that for the next 2.5 weeks. That equates to 8 min/mile. I am a bit surprised that it is kind of easy and it gives me hope that I'll be able to hit 10 mph.
I still need to better watch what I eat. I ballooned up to 218.6 earlier this week. Since then, I've been taking lunches to work and not stopping for bagels/juice. I've already dropped 4.5 lbs. I guess this should be a sign that it works, but I;m hungry.
Anyway....I'll see you back in a few weeks and thanks for keeping up.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Friday, February 1, 2008
Year 2
Ok, so I've completed one marathon and one year of training. I thought that was going to be enough for me, but I have the itch to do it again.
This years marathon will take place on October 19, 2008. I haven't gotten much of the race details beyond that, but I assume the course will be very similar. I have a few goals in mind that I'd like to accomplish, but I need to make sure they are realistic. They are:
-- Finish under 1 hour, 20 minutes. That's a little slower than 10mph or a 6-minute mile. (I'm sure I will be happy just to break 2 hours, but it doesn't hurt to push yourself a bit....lol)
-- This year I'd like to get my weight under 200lbs. I have read several articles noting the fact that weight loss isn't usually a goal of runners, but I have to believe I can lose something. Last year, I started and ended at the same weight. I think if I eat better, it should happen easier.
-- Recruite others. I already know of 2-3 other people that followed my progress the first time around and want to try it this year (it's the...if the fat guy can do it, why can't I mentality)
-- I'd like to make running a continuing part of my life, past 2008.
So here we start again. I have put together a training program that started on 1/26 and will hopefully allow me to accomplish my goals. As with the first run, I will continue to update my progress on this blog. If there is a lull in my reporting, please contact me, and ask me why I stopped. I will again need all the help I can get.
Starting Weight (1/26) - 214.3 lbs
Current MPH - 6.5
Miles Trained - 5.5
This years marathon will take place on October 19, 2008. I haven't gotten much of the race details beyond that, but I assume the course will be very similar. I have a few goals in mind that I'd like to accomplish, but I need to make sure they are realistic. They are:
-- Finish under 1 hour, 20 minutes. That's a little slower than 10mph or a 6-minute mile. (I'm sure I will be happy just to break 2 hours, but it doesn't hurt to push yourself a bit....lol)
-- This year I'd like to get my weight under 200lbs. I have read several articles noting the fact that weight loss isn't usually a goal of runners, but I have to believe I can lose something. Last year, I started and ended at the same weight. I think if I eat better, it should happen easier.
-- Recruite others. I already know of 2-3 other people that followed my progress the first time around and want to try it this year (it's the...if the fat guy can do it, why can't I mentality)
-- I'd like to make running a continuing part of my life, past 2008.
So here we start again. I have put together a training program that started on 1/26 and will hopefully allow me to accomplish my goals. As with the first run, I will continue to update my progress on this blog. If there is a lull in my reporting, please contact me, and ask me why I stopped. I will again need all the help I can get.
Starting Weight (1/26) - 214.3 lbs
Current MPH - 6.5
Miles Trained - 5.5
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