Well nothing too exciting to report today. Just walked on the treadmill for about 42 minutes at a decent pace...fast enough that I broke a sweat, but slow enough that I wasn't putting too much stress on my knees. My right shin still is sore...still breaking in the new shoes...which I still love, BTW :)
Moondoonie - saw your comment on Day 2 (read it if you haven't) and the only thing I can suggest is do your long runs on the weekend. And do whatever you can during the week. You don't have to do a long run every day...but getting out there will keep your heart pumping and prepping you for those longer runs on the weekends. And any cardio will also help condition you...and don't forget to stretch and do some strength work...which can be as simple as waking up a 1/2 hour early and doing some bicep and tricep curls with 5 lb weights. Maybe try picking 2 or 3 days a week ahead of time that you know will be good days to go for a run (one of those days could be your weekend run). It is hard finding the time...but I think once you get on a schedule it'll get easier to plan around. Don't be discouraged...you'll figure something out. But keep on doing something...build on your mileage. The training schedule I follow says switch up the days if you have to to fit your schedule. For instance, I may actually do my 2 mile run on Friday because I'm off and I enjoy running in the morning rather than at night...so maybe tomorrow I'll rest. Check out the schedule, it gives you a great guide of what you should do on any given day during the 10 week training...and usually the runs during the week are shorter mileage except as you get closer to the end of the 10 weeks. Totally doable!
I wouldn't worry about what's down the road and just concentrate on what you can get through this week. One week at a time. One mile at a time. You never know, it might all fall into place later down the road when you're planning on running 5 miles. I have faith that it'll all work out in the end and when the time comes, we'll find the time to get out there...
If anyone else has any suggestions please share.
Thursday - 2 miles & strength
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