1 | Rest | 3 m run | 3 m run | 3 m run | Rest | 6 | cross |
As you can imagine, this was a nice easy week 1... And I blew it. Yup, that's right - the very beginning of my training program and I'm already doing it wrong... mine looked more like this:
1 | Watch kids swim practice | Run 3 m* | Think about eating cake. | 3 m run | Play Video Games | Swim laps/play in water & 3.4 m run | Think about how I should do 6 miles. |
Now if you look at those two grids... See how they are different? No, seriously - go back and look - I'll wait here. Yup, although at first glance it looks like I did exactly what I was supposed to, the actual similarity is that they are both written in grid format. The contents? Waaaaaaaaaaay too different. I am thinking that I may need to do something about this if I plan on getting past mile 6 (or so) of the 26.2 miles that make up the Marine Corps Marathon.
Now, I realize that you, my wonderful reader - are in shock. While I give you a few moments to recover I will show you what week 2 is/was supposed to look like:
2 | Rest | 3 m run | 3 m run | 3 m run | Rest | 7 | cross |
This (no doubt) has made you wonder what the week DOES/Will look like... so lets see:
2 | Rest | weight lifting (orientation at YMCA) | 5.7 miles | 3 m run (will do tonight) | 3 m run... maybe. | swim maybe? might lounge around instead |
You can see how well the two grids match this time... They both have one row, and 7 squares... and have writing in them... It's where the similarities seem to end. You would think I would be able to follow the plan for at least the first two weeks - apparently not!
Sunday is the Boilermaker up in Utica. I have wanted to run this race since Highschool, so I am really looking forward to it. Based on my stellar training recently, I have decided to take it slow and easy to make sure I can finish it. I briefly debated going for the record (42:54 in 1997 by Joseph Kimani) but decided not to show up the other runners that way - It strikes me as rather rude to show up, run it my first time, and make everyone else just feel silly. So, Keeping the big picture in mind - this year my goal is to give everyone a false sense of security when viewing me as competition - I am hoping to finish in the top 10,000 finishers, with a time of 1:30-1:40. I figure THAT should really make them rule me out when sizing up the field in 2012.It should be fun - Here is what the starting line looked like last year:
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