I decided to run a marathon about a month ago, and today is OFFICIALLY "day one" of my 16 week training. It makes me nervous that there is actually a time stamp on this. I know that existed as soon as I picked a race to run, but now that I'm inside that 16 week window, it feels different somehow.
Also adding to the nerves... we went on air today on NBC29, and made it official with a preview of my training (http://www.nbc29.com/story/16358395/looking-ahead-to-marathon-mondays). We're airing a weekly series called Marathon Monday. It will run (you guessed it) every Monday starting January 2nd. We're going to cover all things marathon... from using nutrition as a tool, to some of the weirdo superstitions that runners have. It should be a pretty good series, and I hope that people will actually join me in my training. But now... I have to be 100% accountable. Yikes.
My trainer Dan put me through a fitness assessment last week. It involved push-ups, crunches, resting heart rate, blood pressure check and a mile and a half run. As I have stated before, I have a few pounds to lose, but otherwise I actually did okay. I'm in the 100th percentile (excellent) for core strength, 82nd (good) for upper body strength, and 68th percentile (average) for cardiovascular endurance. The rest of my vitals were also given a passing grade. We're going to run the tests again in April, to see how my numbers improve.
Next week is going to be a bit strange. I'm heading home to Illinois (yay!), and it's going to be a busy trip. It will be a challenge to squeeze run time in between visits, traveling, and (lets face it) eating and drinking too much. The Illinois climate is also going to be a big shock... no more balmy 35 degree morning runs.
Rob, Izzy and I wish everyone a very merry and safe Christmas!
Izzy and her new Christmas sweater. I think she hated us for a while after this.
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