Oh yes, the M word. I almost don't want to say it out loud, for fear of jinxing myself, but here goes....
My goal is to run the Fargo Marathon in May of 2015.
I just started sweating after reading that...
It's a big goal, peeps. One that is
going to take up a LOT of my time (and money, haha). But the good thing
is that I have 7 months to prepare, which I feel very good about. I
have a book called "The Women's Running Book" ( and yes, Emma did actually ask what the book was about...) and have read it cover to
cover. It's my running bible! I am following their training plan for
now, which focuses on how long you run, not the mileage. Right now my long run is an hour and a half, which is 8 miles for me. It's so much easier mentally to look at my time instead of miles! And after my long run, I enjoy a big ole salad. This is in a mixing bowl, if you can't tell. I told ya it's big.
In January I am going to hire a running coach to give me more of a personalized running schedule. By then I will be ready to amp up my training. She can also help me with my nutrition. Honestly, that is where I struggle right now. I eat very healthy, and I know what types of foods to eat to stay healthy. However, adding in all those miles means you need more protein/fats, carbs and calories. That is where I'm not sure....do I eat 60 grams of protein/day, or 120? Carb load before a run or not? Salt tablets?
I look forward to learning a lot from her.
Right now I run a total of 4 days/week and then mix in either a walk, bike ride or a pilates video on one of my off days. I am really trying to incorporate strength training into my weeks too, need to beef these legs up if I'm going to run 26.2 miles.
So there's my life for the next 7 months. Yowsa. Pray for me.
In January I am going to hire a running coach to give me more of a personalized running schedule. By then I will be ready to amp up my training. She can also help me with my nutrition. Honestly, that is where I struggle right now. I eat very healthy, and I know what types of foods to eat to stay healthy. However, adding in all those miles means you need more protein/fats, carbs and calories. That is where I'm not sure....do I eat 60 grams of protein/day, or 120? Carb load before a run or not? Salt tablets?
I look forward to learning a lot from her.
Right now I run a total of 4 days/week and then mix in either a walk, bike ride or a pilates video on one of my off days. I am really trying to incorporate strength training into my weeks too, need to beef these legs up if I'm going to run 26.2 miles.
So there's my life for the next 7 months. Yowsa. Pray for me.
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