I have never been much of a workout nut – in my younger days, I was blessed with a very high metabolism and a love of sports, which made staying in shape and in a small clothing size a cinch. My metabolism continued to rev all through college, and although I no longer participated in school sports, I did use the school gym as a way to procrastinate from my studies and as a way to ‘accidentally’ run into that cute guy from History 101 – so I was there a lot and keeping my figure was still effortless.
Once college was over and access to the gym was eliminated, was when the struggle began: me vs. my pant size! My best friend in high school and I would always joke, as we stuffed double decker tacos from Taco Bell in our mouths every lunch hour, that we were going to pay for our poor habits later in life when our metabolisms decided enough was enough…her metabolism, by the way, is still going strong, mine checked out around the age of 25.
Since college, my workout schedule ebbed and flowed over the years until I became pregnant with my daughter…then it stopped. I was able to jump back on the workout train when my daughter was about a year old, we purchased a treadmill and I got to work! It wasn’t long before I was AMAZED at how quickly I went from sucking wind after 2 min of light jogging to singing out loud to the songs on my IPod after running for miles!! Then, I got pregnant again.
So, here I am, starring at the folded up treadmill – looking for inspiration – knowing that I NEED to get some sort of exercise routine going…after all I’ve put this off long enough and I can no longer will away the Lbs like I could in my younger years.
And what did I receive in my inbox last week?? That very inspiration I have been looking for! My mom sent out a mass email to everyone in my family (which is 25+ people) trying to rally us together to participate in the Phoenix Rock N Roll Marathon this January (we would be running the half½ marathon…not the full). My parents ran the half marathon last year and said it was an awesome experience! Along with the words of encouragement about participating in this seemingly impossible event, my mom also included a chart, mapping out the training schedule they used last year.
I immediately began combining the recommended schedules for 5K training all the way through half marathon training (because I am starting from scratch here) to come up with my own plan of attack: Operation: Let’s Give It Another Go!
Although I am not sure whether my husband and I will be able to attend the Rock N Roll Marathon (you can’t plan for anything more than 2 months in advance in the military…) I AM sure that I am going to begin my training…if we do make it to the marathon, I will be ready! And, if we don’t, I will be healthier and hopefully smaller!! Win, Win! (side note: my husband is a freak of nature and can run anyone under the table…he won’t need to train and will run this marathon as if it were a Sunday stroll in the park….have you heard of the Bataan Memorial Death March??? Yeah, he did that 26.2 miles in full military dress with a 50 Lb ruck sack and placed 5th….he didn’t train for that…barf…)
Here is the 24 week (that’s over half a pregnancy!) running schedule I have made for myself. Each week, I will run the listed distance three times (Mon, Wed, Fri) and ideally use the occasional Tues and Thurs for weights. Weekends are sacred and will be used to recover and veg. That’s the plan, seems simple enough, right??? Who's with me!?
Operation: Let's Give It Another Go!
Aug 1 (week 1) .25 mile
Aug 8 (week 2) .5 mile
Aug 15 (week 3) 1 mile
Aug 22 (week 4) 1 mile
Aug 29 (week 5) 2 miles
Sep 5 (week 6) 2.5 miles
Sep 12 (week 7) 2.5 miles
Sep 19 (week 8) 3 miles
Sep 26 (week 9) 3 miles
Oct 3 (week 10) 4 miles
Oct 10 (week 11) 4.5 miles
Oct 17 (week 12) 5 miles
Oct 24 (week13) 5.5 miles
Oct 31 (week 14) 5.5 miles
Nov 7 (week 15) 6 miles
Nov 14 (week 16) 6 miles
Nov 21 (week 17) 7 miles
Nov 28 (week 18) 8 miles
Dec 5 (week 19) 8.5 miles
Dec 12 (week 20) 9 miles
Dec 19 (week 21) 9 miles
Dec 26 (week 22) 9.5 miles
Jan 2 (week 23) 10 miles
Jan 9 (week 24) 7 miles
Jan 15 RACE DAY!!!!
...Wish me luck!
Once college was over and access to the gym was eliminated, was when the struggle began: me vs. my pant size! My best friend in high school and I would always joke, as we stuffed double decker tacos from Taco Bell in our mouths every lunch hour, that we were going to pay for our poor habits later in life when our metabolisms decided enough was enough…her metabolism, by the way, is still going strong, mine checked out around the age of 25.
Since college, my workout schedule ebbed and flowed over the years until I became pregnant with my daughter…then it stopped. I was able to jump back on the workout train when my daughter was about a year old, we purchased a treadmill and I got to work! It wasn’t long before I was AMAZED at how quickly I went from sucking wind after 2 min of light jogging to singing out loud to the songs on my IPod after running for miles!! Then, I got pregnant again.
So, here I am, starring at the folded up treadmill – looking for inspiration – knowing that I NEED to get some sort of exercise routine going…after all I’ve put this off long enough and I can no longer will away the Lbs like I could in my younger years.
And what did I receive in my inbox last week?? That very inspiration I have been looking for! My mom sent out a mass email to everyone in my family (which is 25+ people) trying to rally us together to participate in the Phoenix Rock N Roll Marathon this January (we would be running the half½ marathon…not the full). My parents ran the half marathon last year and said it was an awesome experience! Along with the words of encouragement about participating in this seemingly impossible event, my mom also included a chart, mapping out the training schedule they used last year.
I immediately began combining the recommended schedules for 5K training all the way through half marathon training (because I am starting from scratch here) to come up with my own plan of attack: Operation: Let’s Give It Another Go!
Although I am not sure whether my husband and I will be able to attend the Rock N Roll Marathon (you can’t plan for anything more than 2 months in advance in the military…) I AM sure that I am going to begin my training…if we do make it to the marathon, I will be ready! And, if we don’t, I will be healthier and hopefully smaller!! Win, Win! (side note: my husband is a freak of nature and can run anyone under the table…he won’t need to train and will run this marathon as if it were a Sunday stroll in the park….have you heard of the Bataan Memorial Death March??? Yeah, he did that 26.2 miles in full military dress with a 50 Lb ruck sack and placed 5th….he didn’t train for that…barf…)
Here is the 24 week (that’s over half a pregnancy!) running schedule I have made for myself. Each week, I will run the listed distance three times (Mon, Wed, Fri) and ideally use the occasional Tues and Thurs for weights. Weekends are sacred and will be used to recover and veg. That’s the plan, seems simple enough, right??? Who's with me!?
Operation: Let's Give It Another Go!
Aug 1 (week 1) .25 mile
Aug 8 (week 2) .5 mile
Aug 15 (week 3) 1 mile
Aug 22 (week 4) 1 mile
Aug 29 (week 5) 2 miles
Sep 5 (week 6) 2.5 miles
Sep 12 (week 7) 2.5 miles
Sep 19 (week 8) 3 miles
Sep 26 (week 9) 3 miles
Oct 3 (week 10) 4 miles
Oct 10 (week 11) 4.5 miles
Oct 17 (week 12) 5 miles
Oct 24 (week13) 5.5 miles
Oct 31 (week 14) 5.5 miles
Nov 7 (week 15) 6 miles
Nov 14 (week 16) 6 miles
Nov 21 (week 17) 7 miles
Nov 28 (week 18) 8 miles
Dec 5 (week 19) 8.5 miles
Dec 12 (week 20) 9 miles
Dec 19 (week 21) 9 miles
Dec 26 (week 22) 9.5 miles
Jan 2 (week 23) 10 miles
Jan 9 (week 24) 7 miles
Jan 15 RACE DAY!!!!
...Wish me luck!
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