Training Week 2: Post 1 here we go!

Yes the rumors are true. I have finally succumb to the blogoshpere! But please let me explain...

The golden rule of goal setting is to let people know what you plan to accomplish. In the past I have always done this by casually slipping in my hopes and aspirations in conversations with close family members or friends. This does the trick for the most part. After all the last thing you want is for someone to come up to you two or three months down the line and ask you about that half marathon you were training for only to tell them you never quiet followed through, or worse yet, lie completely and tell them they must have mistaken you for someone else, and that you would never be crazy enough to try to accomplish such a feat of human endurance!

Anyway to my point. While I was logging a three miler on the treadmill this afternoon I was trying to think of a way to announce my newest goal in a way that would allow people to follow my progress and more importantly would not allow me to use the old bait and switch later on down the road. Then it hit me! I'll join my sister, mother, and yes even GRANDmother in world of blogging.

Now on to the meat and potatoes if you will...

The Goal:

My goal is to complete the White Rock Marathon on December 13, 2009 in a time of less than 3 hours and 10 minutes, thus qualifying for the oldest and most recognized marathon in all the world. BOSTON!


Now for those of you who don't know I'll answer some frequently asked questions:

1. A marathon and a 5k or 10k are not the same thing. A marathon is 26.2 miles or 26 miles 385 yards or for you metric people 42.195 kilometers, and yes it is run all at the same time.
   
2. No, there will not be anyone chasing me.
3. The reason I must run the White Rock Marathon in a time under 3 hours and 10 minutes is because there are strict time limits put in place by the Boston Athletic Association in order to limit the number of runners. If you are interested to see what qualifying time for your age group is you can go here to find out.

Now that my goal is set in stone I plan on trying to update people on my status on a daily basis. The training program that I have adopted has me running 6 days a week with a rest day on Mondays and a long run on Sundays. Other days will be used for speedwork or recovery runs. I have currently completed 1 week and 2 days of training logging 28.14 miles. I feel like I am really starting to get my running legs back and feel that my fitness is increasing with every run. Anyway with the increase in running definitely comes an increase in appetite so its off to the grocery store for me. See you tomorrow...