as i get closer to reaching a goal weight - which i actually have not chosen yet - the weight comes off more slowly. i know that exercising is probably going to be the help i need to finish this journey.
jacob and i decided that we want to become "runners." it makes me giggle just to type it. i am not a runner. i even had a doctor tell me once that maybe i just am "not built to be a runner." really? how is one not built to be a runner? it always makes me laugh to think about. i have played soccer for 23 years and i am pretty sure that it involves some running...oh well.
anyway, jacob has set a goal to run a marathon before he turns 30. i am deciding to also make that a goal for me. i previously ran a half marathon back in the summer of 2008 (i think?) but i will be the first to admit that i did NOT train properly for it - if you can even call what i did "training." i think the longest practice run i did was near 10 miles. by the end of the race, i was half walking/half jogging because my knee hurt so bad. i have always struggled with leg injuries but i know i certainly did not help the situation by not getting myself as ready as possible.
this is the plan that we chose to follow:
| Week | Workout 1 | Workout 2 | Workout 3 |
| 1 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. |
| 2 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. | Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. |
| 3 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
| Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
| Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
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| 4 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
| Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
| Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
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| 5 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
| Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
| Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking. |
| 6 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
| Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
| Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2-1/4 miles (or 22 minutes) with no walking. |
| 7 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes). |
| 8 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes). |
| 9 | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes). | Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes). | The final workout! Congratulations! Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes). |
he started today; i opted not to since i played two soccer games with no female subs. i will do my first session tomorrow. the timeline puts us into october so we already started to research some 5k races. due to his work schedule, we are limited in what saturdays are free.
so! that is the latest news to report. i am excited that i have a training partner. : )
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