Day 3 (well, technically, Day 1)

The Pittsburgh Marathon is 17 weeks away.  According to the training schedule I'm using, the beginner runner should "have been running 3-4 times per week (3-5 miles per run) for several months."  huh.  What about the people who run on average about once per week?  I think I would be listed as the "you probably shouldn't be running a marathon" runner.


This blog is kind of a way to keep me accountable and on track.  Also, I really hope some fun stories come out of it :)  And in the end, I will have the ultimate prize: the ability to put a 26.2 bumper sticker on my car.


Today it began.  I was supposed to start on Monday but I'm pretty sure there's a rule against starting marathon training on a holiday.  For yesterday, I'm counting a game of piggy back tag as my cross-training (imagine playing tag with a 50 lb backpack on, except that the backpack is an 8-year old boy).  If walking can be counted as cross-training, I'm definitely counting piggy back tag.  Today I ran 5 miles in the park.  At first I thought it was going to be miserable, but it was actually a good run and there were a few other runners out so we were able to share smiles and sympathetic glances.  


One day down, 115 to go.

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