Minus 528 Calories

I ran 3.85 miles today, according to this website I stumbled upon called www.mapmyrun.com. Who knows if it'll be helpful; I'll try it a couple weeks. I felt pretty good...erm, ok, I felt just fine. Hoping that this yoga plan of mine works on the impending shin splints.

Post Thought: hmm, why am I not just embedding these maps?


Also, today when I was stretching Leah blanched, pointed to a quarter-sized chunk of skin flapping on my foot, and shouted "is that a blister?!" It was at one point but had since flattened and popped. I guess this is the beginning of my nasty marathon feet.

Yoga, huh?

I've decided to participate in a weekly yoga class as my cross training activity (most marathon training programs I've read suggest doing a non-running activity to mitigate the amount of high-impact exercise). My hope is that the increased flexibility and tendon strength yoga can provide will be a sort of active first-aid as I run my ass off for the next couple month. Woot, let's hear it for no injures!

Anyway, the Chicago Park District offers all kinds of programs and I have found a $3 yoga class. Score. Tonight was my first time and it was really nice, through and through.

Back at it

Three miles and some change, 35-40 minutes.

Ouch

Not feeling so great. Three miles, 40 minutes. Legs in pain. Which is kinda nerve-wracking and I find myself having to repeat "you have five months to train."

Still windy outside...

I ran about 4.25 miles in about 50 minutes along the lake. It was windy, and I haven't been running outside much, so I'm pretty pleased with that time. I really need to get a running watch and start paying attention to mile markers because pacing myself has never been my strong suit and that skill is going to be paramount in this marathon.

Blah

I just ran a crappy 1.5 miles. At least I lifted a bunch. It's great, two friends from Mpls who have known me forever both mentioned that I looked a little pumped, and a coworker said to me a few weeks ago, in earnest, "Have you been working out?" I do feel bigger, especially in the chest.

I contacted the charity I'm running for, Center for Independent Futures, and I should have a url for my fundraising page shortly. I will definitely soon start pestering everyone I know en masse. Ad infinitum. Look, I'm worldly!

On a roll

Two treadmill miles. I read an article about running at a 1% incline in order to get an outdoor-equivalent workout (because of a variety of reasons: no wind resistence; less impact against the running surface; and treadmills actually kinda propel you forward by pulling your legs back under you with less effort), so I should probably start doing that. I kinda play around with the incline already, like running intervals flat and following with a mile at 1%.

Spring, finally

About three miles. About 30 minutes. I was running outside and not really paying attention to that stuff.

Running Redux

Ok Guys,

For a minute there, I wasn't sure that I was going to participate in the marathon, or even stay in Chicago. But now, it's official: I'm registered.

Yee-Ha.

Today I ran 3 miles in 30 mins. Race pace. Geez.

Oh, yeah...I'm sick of posting my lifting stuff. Maybe I'll be inspired again, but till then assume that I at least did crunches and at most threw a car into the Chicago River.