14 Weeks To Go! Training Run 1.

Monday, August 25, 2008
Location: Treadmill, Lynnwood 24 Hour Fitness
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 35:01
Pace: 11:23 min/mile

It's been about a month since I've really ran. I went on vacation for a couple weeks. And I guess I just got busy with other things. I'm surprised that I was even able to finish 3 miles today. I just took my slow sweet time.

Tonight's pace is still under my half marathon goal though. Here's my goal:

13.1 miles in 2 hours and 30 minutes. That is about an 11:30 min/mile.

Basically I'm following the half training calendar from www.marathonrookie.com. It's a ten week train, but I decided to get a head start. I'm planning on running thru the first four weeks two times each before moving onto the next week.

Week - Mon - Tue - Wed - Thu - Fri - Sat - Sun - Total
1 ---------3-----Rest----3------3---Rest----4----Rest---13
2 ---------3-----Rest--- 4------3---Rest----5----Rest---15
3 ---------3-----Rest----4------3---Rest----6----Rest---16
4 ---------3-----Res-----5------3---Rest----8----Rest---19
5 ---------3-----Rest----5------3---Rest---10---Rest----21
6 ---------4-----Rest----5------4---Rest---11---Rest----24
7 ---------4-----Rest----6------4---Rest---12---Rest----26
8 ---------4-----Rest----5------4---Rest----9----Rest----22
9 ---------3-----Rest----4------3---Rest----8----Rest----18
10 -------3-----Rest----3---Walk--Rest--13.1--Rest----21.1

I got a late start on my run today. I didn't leave work until 5:30pm. I called my friend Matt who said that he would run with me. He changed his mind. He was boggled that I would even want to run in the run. He promised to run with me on Wednesday, but we'll see.....

I ended up not even running in the rain. I started to change and realized that I didn't have any pants for running that would fit me and would also keep me dry. I only had cotton pants or sweat pants. And I've learned that in running, cotton is not good friend to keep on you. So I threw on some sweat pants and decided to make a quick stop at The Sports Authority.

I couldn't find any pants that fit or were cheap enough for my taste at The Sports Authority. I did find a couple shirts on clearance. I then moved on to Joe's. I didn't find any pants there, but I did find gloves, an overshirt for cold weather running, headband/ear cover thing and a beanie that looks really funky on me. Since I still could find any pants, I moved onto Alderwood mall. I stopped at Nordstroms. Too expensive. Macy's, just as expensive. There was a New Balance store. I found pants on clearance!

By this time it was 8:30pm. I decided to just run at the gym since I was practically there anyways. But here was my mistake. I didn't change out of my sweat pants. By the time I was done with my 3 miles, my butt was so sweaty that I felt like I peed in my pants. Do not run long distances in sweat pants.