If you have read any of this blog before you may have read that one of my goals is to start running foot races. Initially I thought I would get to this in the future, you know a couple of years down the line once I have lost a substantial amount of weight. But motivation has come calling by the name of Peggy G. and I decided this could be a way for me to jump start that weight lose, RIGHT NOW.
Now, I know some of you must be thinking... "What is this girl thinking?" This is going to be hard... She has already injured herself a couple of times this year... This was goal on the bottom of her list for a reason, it was to come after everything else.
"Trust me these are all things that have run through my mind before. I am full of self doubt so I decided to turn over a new leaf and try something new. I mean that's the only way I am going to change right?"Now I have consulted my favorite runner... Molly P. and she has put together a training plan for me so that I am not completely lost in what I need to be doing but it has been harder than I thought. I don't know why I thought it would be easy as I don't normally run and for the fact that I am super intimidated by treadmills. Now, put me on an elliptical for 3.5 miles I'm good... I won't be going super fast but I can finish it and be all sweaty and gross by the end but I won't be in extreme pain. I tried to attempt this on a treadmill I could not finish it didn't even get half way even with walking the majority of the time I was on it, wheezing even after taking my inhaler (did I mention I have asthma) my ankle that I twisted about a month ago was clicking in protest. My calf was as tight as a rubber band about to snap and my side was cramping... all things that I do not fine fun at all. This all happened this past Friday.
It is now Monday, I have not stepped a foot back into the gym in utter fear of failing. I have stretched some but not enough that I think that it has helped but only time will tell. I need to get to the gym today and I do believe I will have better luck as well I have to do better as I have a lot of work to do.
See training schedule below:
| THIS WEEK!!!! | |||||
| Thursday (11/13) | Friday (11/14) | Saturday (11/15) | Sunday (11/16) | ||
| OFF | 3.5 MILES | 40-45 min Cross train on elliptical | 30 Min Walk | ||
| NEXT WEEK | |||||
| Monday (11/17) | Tuesday (11/18) | Wednesday (11/19) | Thursday (11/20) | Friday (11/21) | Saturday (11/22) |
| 40-45 min Cross train on elliptical | OFF | EASY 3.5 Miles Run | 30 min walk | OFF | 40-45 min Cross train on elliptical |
| RACE WEEK | |||||
| Sunday (11/23) | Monday (11/24) | Tuesday (11/25) | Wednesday (11/26) | RACE DAY | |
| 40 Min Run (take this as slow as you need too!!!) | 30 min Cross train on elliptical (go super easy on this) | 30 Min Run (take this as slow as you need too!!!) | 30 min walk | 8K | YOGA CLASS and 20 min walk |
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