Marathon training - week 1

Wanna know how bad I suck? That day I started my lemon cleanse, I had to cook all this food and feed ten people. Religious reasons. When I was ladling out the food I went into this frenzy and ate some. There went my fast.

So, a few days later the kid and I went to Hubby's track and field tournament. The sight of all those people running like crazy really encouraged us. She and I decided that she would be going for track and field next year, inshallah. She'd have to start training from now, though.

Anyways, I felt like I wanted to do some running training, too. I researched it, the method behind the training and I have to say running gets you in shape like nothing else will. I think I can do this. I'm down to my last month of membership at the gym. I let practically all of March slip by without going. I was depressed and...well depressed.

But this is my last chance and yesterday I went for the first time in ages. The training I'm following will have me walking 10 minutes, jogging 2 minutes, then walking 4 minutes the first week. I repeat that five times. The whole process takes me an hour and twenty minutes. Yesterday, around the 2nd and 3rd times I was ready to collapse, but I pressed on. About the middle of the fourth my body was resigned to the pain and the fifth lap felt fine.

I've tried running before. Usually, I just start out jogging, last 1 minute, then have to stop because I can't breathe. With this method that has me walking first, my lungs have a chance to open up and stretch so when it's time for me to jog the 2 minutes, I can actually do it. Hurts like hell (I'm really overweight, after all) but I manage.

And OMFG, such a workout! A full body workout. My legs and hip joints were sooooo incredibly sore yesterday! I limped most of the rest of the day. This morning I'm still a little sore. Don't know if I'll manage the 5 times, but I'm going to give it my best effort.

I'm really excited about all of this, inshallah I can stick with it.