Saturday, August 15, 2009

Saturday Morning training - Day 12

Today was the day that I would have much rather been in bed. I should have stayed in bed...my body did not want to run. It was a very hard 3 miles, but I made it through. This is what I call dedication....to stick with something no matter how grueling. I am doing this for a good cause...I am doing this to help cure cancer. I have to keep on keepin on and think to myself that this is just one day. I have 120 days until the marathon. I CAN DO IT!!!
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  1. Kim DaughertyAugust 15, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    Chris - I'm following your journey as I am just starting my own journey training to run the 8 mile Turkey Trot! Are you running a FULL marathon or relay? I, like you, am NOT a runner. N.O.T. So I totally get where you are coming from. Monday is my official start date to training. I've actually considered doing a blog as well...great minds think alike!

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  2. ChrisAugust 15, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    I aspire to run the half marathon if I can raise all my funds, otherwise, I will just do the relay, which is about 5-6 miles. My recommendation is to start slow. Get fitted for running shoes and train on a schedule. Our usual week is run/walk - Sat: 3 miles, Tues: 2 miles, Weds: 3 miles, Thurs: 2 miles. Then it will go up ini distance over the course of our training. I can email you the schedule if you want. We are getting a wealth of advice, mentorship and training from Team in Training. My coaches rock! You can donate to my cause...I already hit Kevin up, but he hasn't yet...hint, hint!

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  3. Kim DaughertyAugust 16, 2009 at 3:02 PM

    Thanks Chris. I've found some good training schedules online, like halhigdon.com and active.com. I'm starting out slow - this week will run 1.5 miles 3 days this week. We'll see how it goes. I may blog about it on my family blog: www.TheDaughertys.net. Maybe I'll start a post on the series tonight.

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