Ok so we may or may not have fallen off track....with the blog and with our training schedule.
But we are getting back on the horse and riding it all the way to Marathon Town!!! I know it's no one's fault but our own, but I'm going to blame it on the fact that the Jarboes got hitched and we had WAY too much fun in Shreveport which then threw us off for the rest of the week. We've been running, but not nearly with as much intensity or enthusiasm. But hey, we never promised to be perfect, we just promised to run a marathon! Someday....
Stay tuned for more updates.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
The How.
Since Miranda gave you the run down on why we are taking this journey, I thought I would share with you exactly how we plan to accomplish the goal.
I'd like to preface this by reemphasizing the fact that we are NOT runners. We had absolutely no idea where to begin! Our first conversation about training went something like this:
"We should train for a marathon."
"Seriously?"
"Yeah"
"Actually, that's a good idea. I've always thought about doing something like that, but I can't run a mile let alone 26..."
"We need to do some research..."
After this I ran (to my car and drove) to the good ol' B&N and after some searching grabbed a book called The Non-Runner's Marathon Guide for Women by Dawn Dais. Could there have been a better-suited book title for us? This inspired a little glimmer of hope. Clearly previously non-runner women had completed AND lived to tell about one of these things. Not only that, it's a great book. It covers everything from footwear fittings to food for runners and everything in between, all with a tinge of sarcastic humor. Once we get to a point where we are ready, we will begin using a variation on Dawn's half-marathon training guide.
After that, Miranda found an online training guide from a guy by the name of Hal Higdon. Hal is a world renowned runner, oldest and longest contributor to Runner's World magazine and has authored 35 books. This guy is the real thing. (Side Note: Dear God, please let me be like Hal Higdon when I'm old. Guy is 79 and still as active as ever.) As of right now, we are following a modified version of his "Training for Your First 10k" guide, and I must say, it's going pretty darn well!
Yesterday we went for our "3 mile" run, which was actually a 1.5 mile run followed by a 1 mile walk, a 1.5 mile run, and then another 1 mile walk. We were both really surprised at how much easier it was for us, and how far we'd come from the beginning stages (don't laugh, we didn't run before remember?). This awesome weather has been great for running too, so that has made it slightly easier on us!
After all of our research and from what we have heard from other people, we decided to take this one step at a time, by first training for a 5k (done), then a 10k, then a half marathon, then the Big Shabang (hopefully!!). Your job, dear reader, is to keep us accountable for these big promises!
"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." -- Anonymous
I'd like to preface this by reemphasizing the fact that we are NOT runners. We had absolutely no idea where to begin! Our first conversation about training went something like this:
"We should train for a marathon."
"Seriously?"
"Yeah"
"Actually, that's a good idea. I've always thought about doing something like that, but I can't run a mile let alone 26..."
"We need to do some research..."
After this I ran (to my car and drove) to the good ol' B&N and after some searching grabbed a book called The Non-Runner's Marathon Guide for Women by Dawn Dais. Could there have been a better-suited book title for us? This inspired a little glimmer of hope. Clearly previously non-runner women had completed AND lived to tell about one of these things. Not only that, it's a great book. It covers everything from footwear fittings to food for runners and everything in between, all with a tinge of sarcastic humor. Once we get to a point where we are ready, we will begin using a variation on Dawn's half-marathon training guide.
After that, Miranda found an online training guide from a guy by the name of Hal Higdon. Hal is a world renowned runner, oldest and longest contributor to Runner's World magazine and has authored 35 books. This guy is the real thing. (Side Note: Dear God, please let me be like Hal Higdon when I'm old. Guy is 79 and still as active as ever.) As of right now, we are following a modified version of his "Training for Your First 10k" guide, and I must say, it's going pretty darn well!
Yesterday we went for our "3 mile" run, which was actually a 1.5 mile run followed by a 1 mile walk, a 1.5 mile run, and then another 1 mile walk. We were both really surprised at how much easier it was for us, and how far we'd come from the beginning stages (don't laugh, we didn't run before remember?). This awesome weather has been great for running too, so that has made it slightly easier on us!
After all of our research and from what we have heard from other people, we decided to take this one step at a time, by first training for a 5k (done), then a 10k, then a half marathon, then the Big Shabang (hopefully!!). Your job, dear reader, is to keep us accountable for these big promises!
"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." -- Anonymous
-- MS
Thursday, September 30, 2010
The First Blog
So... Margaret and I have always wanted to start a blog. Whether to sell our hypothetical crafts, homecoming mums or event planning services, it's always been an apparently unreachable goal until now; now that we finally have something legitimate to blog about.
We are training for a marathon.
Okay, wait, not really. Hopefully, eventually we will build up enough stamina and endurance to run the whole twenty-six or so miles that makes up a marathon... but for now we're aiming for a whopping 3.1 miles, also know as a 5k.
Today was the first day of the rest of our running lives. We set out on a mission to run two miles around our neighborhood and to our surprise, made it a very impressive (if I do say so myself), five miles. Given, we didn't run the whole way -- maybe 2.5 of the miles we ran, but I'm proud of us. To be self-exclaimed 'non-runners,' I think we did pretty darn good.
I didn't say it was easy, though. Our legs, calves, arms, heads and faces were paining us -- but 'no pain, no gain,' right? As if it wasn't difficult enough, our impulse decision to sprint one-tenth of a mile made things a little more difficult. Moaning, groaning, sweating, nausea -- all the super fun symptoms that come along with running set-in -- but we didn't falter! We fought through and eventually, we made it the furthest distance I'm pretty certain either of us has ever trekked at one time.
YAY! for training for a race. So much to look forward too! Since we're doing it together it should be much easier to fight through and we hope you, whoever you are that's reading this, will say a little prayer that we'll stay injury free and motivated for the rest of our training. :)
We are training for a marathon.
Okay, wait, not really. Hopefully, eventually we will build up enough stamina and endurance to run the whole twenty-six or so miles that makes up a marathon... but for now we're aiming for a whopping 3.1 miles, also know as a 5k.
Today was the first day of the rest of our running lives. We set out on a mission to run two miles around our neighborhood and to our surprise, made it a very impressive (if I do say so myself), five miles. Given, we didn't run the whole way -- maybe 2.5 of the miles we ran, but I'm proud of us. To be self-exclaimed 'non-runners,' I think we did pretty darn good.
I didn't say it was easy, though. Our legs, calves, arms, heads and faces were paining us -- but 'no pain, no gain,' right? As if it wasn't difficult enough, our impulse decision to sprint one-tenth of a mile made things a little more difficult. Moaning, groaning, sweating, nausea -- all the super fun symptoms that come along with running set-in -- but we didn't falter! We fought through and eventually, we made it the furthest distance I'm pretty certain either of us has ever trekked at one time.
YAY! for training for a race. So much to look forward too! Since we're doing it together it should be much easier to fight through and we hope you, whoever you are that's reading this, will say a little prayer that we'll stay injury free and motivated for the rest of our training. :)
-- MF
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