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Uff da!

This morning was quite a jump even with the four miles on my shoes from Monday, today's five miles were a task.  A happy one to complete, yes, but something that is a leap up from the two miles that I was running last week a few times to provide myself with a foundation for my 16 week training plan.

Five miles in 51:28.  That would be my personal best according to my iPod.  I am not completely confident in the calibration of my sensor though.  It might be off a tenth of a mile on this five mile run but it is close enough. 

But back to that foundation.  If you want to build you need a solid beginning point.  I am not sure that I completely have that right now.  A few two mile runs in the last couple weeks is certainly enough.  Prior to that my running stopped at the beginning of November because of the tendinitis.  Can that running still provide me with the proper foundation to build up on? 

The answer is probably not.  And with that I am taking a risk, one that I need to take to be successful.

Gah! I forgot to write!

I failed to write about my run on Monday and I apologize. It marked the beginning of my marathon training for the May 1st Wisconsin Marathon I have written about before.

I started a lengthy training program in October but that was soon followed by a car accident that exacerbated my tendinitis which required some time off. As a part time runner it required more than a more experienced runner would have needed. But I am here writing, running and training. That's what matters, right?









A good solid run for the first day of training.

Two miler

Second run of the New Year. Feels good to be back running and hopefully the injury will stay away. I went to a physical therapist and received some instructions on exercises I should do to strengthen my calf, ankles and specifically the tendon that had been giving me problems. Turned out I had posterior tibial tendinitis.

Since then I have six runs of 1.5 - 2 miles each pain free. I am going to continuing doing the exercises, ice massages and some proper stretching techniques. Fingers are crossed. I start my 16 week marathon training on Monday.

Unfortunately with a treadmill run I cannot show a map from Runkeeper (duh!) and the new Nike+ site does not allow you to share the graph on a website. Unless I am missing something.

Chicago Marathon Highlight Review

A pretty good highlight reel of the Chicago Marathon from October 11th.  Check it out.

Two miles on day 2

An easy two mile run as I entered day two of my marathon training.



I stayed around 10:30 per mile pace.  I could feel the affects of running two days in a row so tomorrow with a third day in a row I think I am really going to feel it.  Especially since it is four miles.

Two miles - 20:49 and 10:28 first mile with a 10:13 second mile.  I did feel some of the ache in above my ankle but I only really feel it after running or while I am driving the car.  Icing for 20 minutes after a run truly helps.  I am going to just keep doing that at the present time.  I hope that it just works itself away.  Time will tell.

First run for marathon

My three mile run this morning was my first run in nearly a week and it tipped off my 28 week training program for the May 1st Wisconsin Marathon.  All I can say is "wow that felt great."

It was a relief to wake up this morning and have my feet push the pavement behind me.  It was exciting to have the 40 degree air in my lungs in an effort to burn some calories and gain some fitness.



A great 10:25 per mile pace.  It wasn't too fast or too slow and it felt like a good distance to start up again at.

Using Slowgeek.com we get the splits and some more data about the run.

This site is a great resource for Nike+ users to gather more information about their run and their split times if they want them.

As you can see the first mile was 10:20, the second in 10:34 and the last in 10:28.  Fairly consistent and that is what I need to be in the training runs.

Two miles tomorrow!

Running a Marathon

Twenty-eight weeks from tomorrow I will be running in the 2nd Annual Wisconsin Marathon on May 1st. Like last year's half-marathon I will be running it for Salute Inc., a local veteran's organization.

E will be running in the half again this year but joining me in the full 26.2 mile journey will be one of my college roommates, Andy. I am excited to attempting such an arduous activity, one that pushes an individual physically, mentally and emotionally. It is an event that you cannot cheat and one that you cannot take lightly. Over the next 28 weeks I will be training with three to five runs a week at various lengths in not only an effort to finish but to finish in under four hours and twenty minutes. Or even to beat my old roommate by one small step.

Under the jump I have listed out the dates of my runs and their lengths. It all starts tomorrow with an easy three miles. Please wish me luck!