Well I’ve completed another week of marathon training. It was a rough week since I’ve been fighting a head cold the majority of the week, but I tried my best to keep up on my training regiment. Today, I attempted to go for my first “long distance” run. It didn’t work out exactly like I would have liked, but…
So I’ve made it through my first week of marathon training. I decided to start nice and easy with a few three mile runs, which worked out fairly well. My outer left ankle is a bit sore, but I assume it’s because I haven’t run in awhile. I also decided to register for the Philadelphia Marathon as you get…
Today, my marathon training began! While I haven’t settled on a definitive training program, most of them start the same way, which is a few three-mile runs. So I left early this morning with my training partner, our German Shepherd Dakota, and we made a three mile trip out of some of the local roads in the area. Overall,…
Having recently completed P90x, I learned a lot about myself and what I was capable of, both physically and mentally. Going into the program, I never though I’d be able to do a pull-up, let alone five, but here I am. There were times when I thought I was physically exhausted, but gritted through it, and completed the session….
Looking back on my blog, I started P90x back in June of last year. Unfortunately, I was less than diligent about keeping up on the schedule, and it took me almost a year to finish the program (although that includes twice I restarted due to extended absences). Despite the fact that it took me almost eleven months to complete…