full training...

it's been about 2 weeks since my last post. i want to say that i've been more busy than anything else, but truthfully, i just had a small case of blog writers block....if that were a term.

today marks 18 weeks from the official marathon day. i'm supposed to start Hal Higdon's (my choice) novice training guide which for week one looks like this:

M: rest
Tu: 3m run
W: 3m run
Th: 3m run
F: rest
Sa: 6m run
Su: cross train

I think ol' Hal was assuming that the person starting this 'novice' training is already in somewhat decent running shape. 6 miles on week one can be brutal for anyone who hasn't run very much. even though time is not an issue with this training, i'm still aiming to start keeping track of my mile splits. it would be something new to me since i never really watch the time, because i believe that the effect is mentally draining ("i've been running HOW LONG?!").

weight update: 146.5 this AM (no breakfast at the time). i think my metabolism is catching up! over the past 2-3 weeks since the end of the meal plan, i've mainly kept up with all meals and snacks, but i've eaten bad quite a bit as well. i took a vacation trip to philly where i admit that my diet was surely not under 1500 cals/day. i will give props to my wife - she kept me motivated to workout/run - while out of town.....something i never do on vacation.

so, i'm fairly proud of myself as i'm on the cusp of hitting my 10 lb initial goal. is it fair that i've already set another goal to hit 140? probably not, but with the marathon training (LOTS OF RUNNING) only set to increase in mileage over the next 4 months (week 15 is 40 miles total)....i don't see why i couldn't be high school weight once again (the latter years of course). according to the official BMI (body mass index) scale, i'm currently considered overweight. to be in the 'normal' zone, i need to be 132 or below. i highly doubt i'll be considered normal weight anytime soon!

i'm not promising to keep up 100% with the training guide i'm following. i will throw in a few modificiations every now and then, but i should at least get the long runs down.

-EZE