I've been incredibly excited about this whole marathon thing since the get-go, but the execution of my training has been a little lackluster. I'm doing awesome with the whole "eating well" thing, as I've been working really hard on that for the past 16 weeks! It's the physical part of this that's been a little slow. While I've made it to every Saturday run (except the very first one), I have not been doing as well at sticking to my weekly schedule on my own. I've maybe been training one or two days a week up until this point. This week...things are going to change!!
I busted my iPod two weeks ago, so when 301 money came in on Friday, a new iPod was my first purchase! On Saturday, I bought the Nike+ system for my iPod, as well as a new pair of sneaks! On Sunday, I decided that I didn't like the new sneaks, and so I bought another pair. At this point, I am DONE with purchases! :)
Anyway, this morning was my first run/walk with my Nike+ system and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!! It was so nice to have my music back and to have a pleasant voice remind me of my progress throughout my workout. I'm quite dorky, and so I was thrilled with uploading my data and watching my Nike+ mini become more active! Yay! I also programmed my training program into my website so that I can hold myself accountable for it! At this point, I'm looking forward to watching my progress climb on all of the little graphs because I know that I can only get better from here!
This week, I've also gotten very ambitious and decided that I am going to go for the full marathon in December! I have my mileage up there at this point to be able to continue training for it, I just need to work on getting faster! I plan on participating in a few "virtual" races and CATwalk prior to the Vegas race and I'm really excited! I know that I can do it mentally, it's just a matter of getting there physically! I'm looking forward to gaining strength and endurance!
