Oops I have been forgetting to post here!

Hey there everyone,

I'm sorry! I have been neglecting this blog, but on the bright side I haven't been neglecting my training. In fact, just the other day I pushed my long run distance up to 10 miles. Boy did I pay for that one the next day!

I am still suffering from a bit of knee pain after a run, oddly enough which knee keeps switching. As of now I'm not all that concerned with it. I think it might just be breaking in the new shoes. Oh that's right, I got a new pair of shoes when I realized I had about 600 miles on my last pair.

I stuck with what I knew and got another pair of Adidas Marathon 10's I love these shoes. They are lightweight and feel great to run in. The only problem is they were discontinued a while back and they are getting harder and harder to find in my size. So I might be in the market for a new pair before long.


I have found that making the time to run is actually my biggest hurdle. I seem to be able to adapt to new distances fairly well and I am confident that I can reach my goal of a marathon if I can continue to make time to train. With runs reaching up to an hour and a half its hard to make my free time fit with daylight and good weather.

Oh, that's another thing...WHERE IS SPRING!? I have come to detest the treadmill and just want to run outdoors. There is something so much greater about it, but with temps in the 30s its hard to will myself to go run an hour and freeze to death in the process. I don't exactly have the best cold weather running gear so it makes it difficult.

Anyway that was just a quick update, I actually have a lot of things to share in the coming days. See you soon!

211 Days until race day, and I am confident as ever I will be ready! 

Training Update: 267 Days Left

Another great run on the treadmill down, and another step closer to my goal of running my first marathon!

Today I am home with my 15 month old son Noah. He finally laid down for his afternoon nap so I sat down on the computer. Only to suddenly become possessed with the running spirit.

I put on my shorts and shoes and hit the treadmill considering I can't quite leave the little guy alone at home. I always run with a 3% incline on the treadmill. I think that it will help me adjust to outdoor running more quickly when spring rolls around. I planned on running a minimum of 6.25 miles to maintain my new current distance. But when I got there I still had a little "umph" left so I powered on and ended up running 7.1 miles today.

I am very happy with my progress as of now. I am nearly back to where I was over the summer (8 miles). Before I slacked off for 4 months and fell out of shape. But the part that I am happiest with is that not only am I going further each run. I am maintaining my average speed. Actually I am going faster almost every time! As of right now my potential seems to be only limited by time. I know I will hit a wall later on in my training but I am glad I don't feel anywhere close to it right now.

So, here's the stats:

Today's Run: 7.1 Miles
Time : 58:45

Total miles run this year: 35.25

I have 267 days to go and I am starting to realize how hard this will be, but up for the challenge! 

Training Update: 279 Days Remaining

Today was the kind of day I hope for during my training.

I had been lazy the last few days and didn't hit the treadmill like I should have. I have been consistently ahead of my own schedule though so i figured a few days off wouldn't hurt. And i am happy to say they didn't, They may have even helped.

My last run i managed to go 4.5 miles (my goal was 4.3) and i was happy with that. Today i set out to match or surpass that goal, maybe even push it up to 5 miles. Well i wont lie, those first miles were pretty rough...but after i got in the swing of things, i was unstoppable.

I hit the 5 mile mark and thought to myself "eh, I like this song, I'll just keep going until its over." And then I liked the next song too, and I didn't end up stopping until i was at 5.5 miles. A full mile further than my previous run!

My legs are a little sore, but nothing out of the ordinary. I am very pleased with how fast i am able to increase my distance without over exerting my body. I will soon be reaching my old peak distance of 8 miles, and then surpassing it.

The biggest hurdle in the coming weeks will be finding the time to run 2-3 times a week. With runs that will be longer than an hour, just finding the free time will be hard with everything else i have going. But, I will just have to make time because I am NOT backing down from this goal.

279 days to go and I feel better than ever.

Total mileage for 2013:   16.4

Training Update: Steady Climb

Another day, another run.

I have been away from the blog for a little while but that doesn't mean I haven't been training. I have run twice on the treadmill since my last post. The first run was a few days back. I ran 4 miles at a slightly elevated speed than my normal run. I was happy with this due to the fact i was only shooting for 3.5 when i started.

Last night just before bed I mustered up the motivation to run again. I kind of got into the album i was listening too and ran faster than i had planned. I ended up running a little less than half my full distance of 4.3 miles at a speed of 8 MPH. But then that always lurking pain in my knee started to show up so I slowed it back down and finished out my run the slow (6.5) and steady way.

I think that is the biggest challenge for me when I run indoors. Keeping my pace. I am always playing little number games in my head and just want to get my distance over with faster. Probably out of boredom. When I run outside I dont do this as much. Sure I push myself, sometimes a little too hard. But it's just not the same. So here hoping for some warmer days in the near future!

285 days until the Detroit Marathon and I am still going strong!

Mileage in 2013: 11.85

Training Log: 291 Days To Go

All of yesterday I was trying to get on the treadmill to get a good run in. I didn't get that chance until just after midnight.

With a kid, chores and a working wife it can be tough to make the time to run, even a short distance some days. But I did make it work and I am proud of the progress I made as well.

I started off just shooting for 3.1 miles (or 5K) at 7MPH but when I got there I still had a little bit left in me so i pushed on to 3.5 miles. So far I seem to be climbing in mileage faster than my last little bout of training. Maybe my body remembers how to do this stuff a little more than I gave it credit for.

I still have a lot of work to do before I can claim the title of a marathon runner, but as of now i see myself getting closer and closer every time my foot hits the ground.

291 days to go, and I still feel good about my goal.

Mileage for 2013: 3.5 miles