Week 1 of Marathon training

We completed our first week of training! Yay! We are following Jeff Galloway’s “to finish” marathon training program, which tells us to:

• Run 2 days (short runs of about 30 – 45 minutes each)
• Walk (or cross-train) 2 days and
• Run one long run

So, 6 days of being active, and 1 rest day each week until the Marine Corp Marathon in October.

Here are the stats:

• Mileage (running) = about 9 miles this week, some of the mileage was walking between the running (Jeff Galloway stresses short walk breaks to keep your legs from getting tired–this will be key as the mileage increases)
• Pace = roughly 11:30 per mile (see Mileage above for explanation)
• Rest = well-rested because I only worked 2 days! However, we’ve been traveling in a car for several hours and eating poorly while on vacation this week.
• Emotions = excited and anxious about training. I didn’t keep in shape this winter, so I am already feeling guilty. As well, I experienced major knee pain last summer during training and worry that it will come back.
• Lessons Learned = Don’t eat late the night before a morning run! I had a late dinner last night and felt horrible this morning before my run. Ugh!

I’ll be posting regular weekly updates about our marathon training. We’d love your support too!

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