Hey Addie, thanks for stopping by! I've always wanted to do a marathon too, so I figured, what the hell, lets just do it! Maybe you should sign up for a 5K, you can even walk one to start and then add in light jogging.
Ran 1.5 miles after work, alternating between 90 seconds at 5.2 and 60 seconds of running increasing from 5.6 to 6.2. Ran a little faster hoping that it'd get me ready for the 3.1 on Saturday. I was tired the last 60 seconds at 6.2, but not exhausted. I think if I gritted it out and had a garbage bag next to me to puke in afterwards, I'd be able to run a sub 10 minute mile. I remember it was 17 laps in my old health club for a mile, and I did that in 6:27 once when I was 17. I was like 210 then and had run every day all summer. I simply can not wait until I can kick some ass like that again. Run like the wind instead of an old fat man, BUT I'm forcing myself to not go too hard and not be so dang competitive with myself. Me and my friends can turn a game of tossing a tiny nerf football around the couches into a ultra competitive match of screaming and cheering ... so it's hard to take it easy, but I feel so much better in my shin, so I'm on the right track.
I read an article in Runners World today about how running form is much better when people don't think about it, so I try not to, but I ran in my old shoes today and I'm kinda convinced that my right and left feet work differently. I'm definitely running on the outer side of my right foot, but I feel like my left foot flattens out a bit and pronates in when I run. Whatever, pain is gone completely now so no worries, but I gotta wonder how common that is or if I'm just batshit crazy.
Then I did benching and rows with dumbells, and ACTUALLY had someone correct my form on the rows. That was so nice, because I was using the cables, but decide to try dumbells and totally messed it up. He told me to move my leg back and open up my form, and WOWZA! that totally made a difference. Them guys are so nice. I always here stories in other people's journals, but it's true ... the meatheads are very helpful (I say that as an aspiring meathead). At home I did squats (my form is soooo much better and I'm going to add weight soon), deadlifts, and then I grabbed a kitchen chair to do step ups like in Steve's workout, but my dang head HIT THE CEILING when I tried them! It was a pretty high chair though. Didn't want to bang my head 36 times with 3 sets of 12. So I skipped that one. They have stackable plastic thingy's at the health club, but someone was in the area. Next time I'll just do them at the club though!
I was planning on posting my food, but why do I always ramble on so much? This is getting too long, so I'll just say that Subway Buffalo Chicken subs are pretty much AMAZING, and I hope they stay on the menu forever.
You started off at a very similar weight as I have and it really gives me hope for all of the things that I can (and will!) accomplish.
I am ready to show December what's up now! 