Today I officially started training for my first marathon that will be on October 16th. For the first week I'm running the same route Mon-Sat, keeping up with my time so I can get a baseline of my average mile. The route I'm running this week is 3.3 miles.
Today was my first go at it. Mentally, it was tough. After getting home from the airport at 1:30am I was a little tired, and I felt like I needed to sweat, but wasn't. I'll increase my water intake to see if this changes. I ran in my Champion kicks today, and they killed my feet. Tomorrow I'm going to sport my Nikes to see if they're more comfortable.
Day One= 3.3 miles in 28:45.04, averaging a 8:24 mile. Better than I expected, but I wasn't keeping a steady pace. The start was moving along much quicker than the last mile.
Knowing and maintaing my pace is crucial for qualifying for the 2013 BM. Before Sept 2012, I'll need to complete a marathon with around a 9:30 min mile to even have a chance to make the cut.
For the rest of my training I am going to keep a weekly draft of my training throughout the week, and on Saturdays I will publish my training blog for the entire week, instead of posting it daily.
If any runners or trainers out there have any words of wisdom or advice or cirtiques of my training regiment please feel free to give it openly and honestly.
Here's to a good night's sleep in preparation for Day 2.
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