I'm still at it.
I’ve decided to keep up this journal so because I am going to start training for *something* but I will not announce until the time is close and until I have time to gauge my athletic ability. Also, this keeps me motivate. I will say that the QC marathon is the same weekend of Mike and Emily’s wedding in New York, which I have been waiting for since they announced the date, so that doesn’t fit so well into my schedule. Sorry Mom and Dad, I so wanted you to see me run that one. The Chicago is in October but Rich is talking about running that so I’ll have to ponder on that for a while. There is also the ever-popular Twin Cities marathon in October also that Allison is running but I actually think registration might be closed already. It fills up really quickly. The Louis and Clark marathon is the end of September here so that is most definitely a possibility in the mean time. I have it on my calendar. Working back from the end of September, I would need to start a training program by the middle of June. I’m going to try something different than Hal for this one. I still have more research to be done.
I decided not to do the bike race this week. I did get a bike though. I road it once this week. It’s been raining constantly since we got back into town. When we got Evan’s bike it rained for 2 weeks straight so he never got into riding it to work. Looks like I’m destined to the same fate. My plan for the weekend is to get out on a nice long ride to get a feel for the bike. So far so good though! I got out on Wednesday to attempt a 10K around the park. I’m not sure how far I went or how long I ran because I didn’t have my watch but I headed back to the car at one point and ended up not saving myself any distance. I never was really “lost”, I always knew where I was, but I would make a turn thinking it would get me where I wanted to go and instead I would end up somewhere else. We walked for about 40 minutes. 2 good things I learned in the park: It’s a great place to bike, and by biking in the streets there I can get comfortable with biking in the streets with out having to actually be on the city streets with real traffic. I think because it’s a park, I feel more safe. Also, there are many small-unknown bike paths for running. Now that I have a month or two where I don’t have to worry about distance I can go out for a jog and do a little exploring in the park.
My current goals are to work on speed and strength. I am going to start swimming and lifting. I have a training program in mind that involves 6 days of exercise but on a much more mild scale than before but before I need to try it for a few weeks before I post it. I am done being lazy and stuffing my mouth with what ever I think sounds good. This weekend marks the shift to a more active lifestyle, for the whole family! I want to take the bikes out tomorrow for a nice ride and then get a nice run in on Sunday which will kick start this program nicely.
I decided not to do the bike race this week. I did get a bike though. I road it once this week. It’s been raining constantly since we got back into town. When we got Evan’s bike it rained for 2 weeks straight so he never got into riding it to work. Looks like I’m destined to the same fate. My plan for the weekend is to get out on a nice long ride to get a feel for the bike. So far so good though! I got out on Wednesday to attempt a 10K around the park. I’m not sure how far I went or how long I ran because I didn’t have my watch but I headed back to the car at one point and ended up not saving myself any distance. I never was really “lost”, I always knew where I was, but I would make a turn thinking it would get me where I wanted to go and instead I would end up somewhere else. We walked for about 40 minutes. 2 good things I learned in the park: It’s a great place to bike, and by biking in the streets there I can get comfortable with biking in the streets with out having to actually be on the city streets with real traffic. I think because it’s a park, I feel more safe. Also, there are many small-unknown bike paths for running. Now that I have a month or two where I don’t have to worry about distance I can go out for a jog and do a little exploring in the park.
My current goals are to work on speed and strength. I am going to start swimming and lifting. I have a training program in mind that involves 6 days of exercise but on a much more mild scale than before but before I need to try it for a few weeks before I post it. I am done being lazy and stuffing my mouth with what ever I think sounds good. This weekend marks the shift to a more active lifestyle, for the whole family! I want to take the bikes out tomorrow for a nice ride and then get a nice run in on Sunday which will kick start this program nicely.
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I am glad to see you are going to keep up with the journal! It's run to read :-) Best of luck with your new plan!
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