Day 1 - .5 Marathon Training

So I figured if anything in my life was worth blogging about and having people following, training for a half marathon would be it. Coupled with the fact that I am not a runner, and I have a mere 12 weeks to train for it, it maybe interesting to follow...

Today was day one. My SmartCoach said I need to run 2 miles 3 times this week. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. So I pumped myself up and went to the Bayer gym after work. I wanted to look legit, so i took two towels from the front and put one over the railing for my sweat and one over the screen (like all the cool-long-distance runners do).

I decided to do a 2 minute warm up, and then realized I couldn't see anything with that damn towel over the screen. So I moved it up -just a little and upped my speed to a nice 4.3. I then put my iPod on and said I would get through ALL the songs in the playlist, and that is how I would know I went a mile.

First was Empire State of Mind by JayZ. Good running music. Next was Fireflies, then Circus by Britney Spears. I was feeling it by this point and excited that next was Sweet Dreams by Beyonce, because that was the end of the playlist! But damn Use Someone popped up and extended my run by 3 minutes. By the time Sweet Dreams started, my calves were buuuurning. By the time it finished, I almost threw up. Really - in front of my coworkers. I moved the speed to 3.5 and uncovered the screen to find out I had gone 1.4 miles! Hooray! That is the furthest I have EVER jogged.

I was a little disappointed, because i realized there was another song - Papparazzi - on the playlist that i totally cut out on. But there is always Thursday!

I went to Michelle and Sean's house after work and we went out running again, but I was useless and only ran about .3 miles and walked the rest!

My calves already burn, and I don't think it is going to be pretty tomorrow! But i am taking the stairs everywhere from now on because I need to strengthen my legs.

So - until Thursday!