Running Log: Week 1

Today will finalize week one of my, back to running effort. I must say, that I do feel pretty good about it all. Here is what I did.

Tues: 1.0 mile outside in the neighborhood.
- This run was a bit of a challenge. I hadn't run in some time so my lungs where hurting. It is amazing how quickly your lungs can forget how to work.

Wed: 2.08 miles on the treadmill
- This was a good run, my lungs where working better that day. I ran really well and did the 2.08 miles in 18:00. This made it a 8:40m/mile pace. I don't suspect this will be usual, but it did feel good to kick up the pace a little.

Today should be another 2-3 miles!

I start my 18wk program on 10/13...


-matt-

2009 Sarasota Marathon

The 2009 Sarasota Marathon is quickly approaching. Lately I have been wavering back and forth attempting to make myself comfortable with the thought that I can again train for this and accomplish the task of beating the time of this year's Marathon.

Deep inside I know I can do it, just knowing that once I clear this mental hurdle I have to buckle down and start the road to fitness once again.

If there is one thing that completing my first Marathon has shown me it is that I can do it. No it isn't easy, but it shouldn't be either. While I am pretty convinced that just about anyone could do it, only a small percentage ever try.

For me it is not about the recognition, but the challenge, the goal, the effort. I get a strange enjoyment from the pain associated with it all.

So today shall be the day, the day of truth, the day that starts it all :) Pain and Joy here I Come!