It was a long weekend here and Canada's Birthday - so I am a day behind on my postings. I spent this weekend relaxing and regrouping with my adorable hubby and one and only puppy sidekick Clark. And I must confess, I took this weekend off. I spent yesterday reading, enjoying puppy snuggles, drinking wine, and eating dessert. (yes, I ate 2 of those cannolies for dessert and I enjoy every bite!)
This relaxing weekend of bliss and enjoyment was very much a MUST, as I find myself staring down the obscene and daunting task of Marathon Training.
To say that I am scared is an understatement. My stomach is full of butterflies, and I find myself asking "Can I Really Do This?". I am silently cursing at myself for proclaiming so loudly and proudly on my little blog and social media that I want to tackle those elusive 26.2 miles. What was I thinking? Who decides to run for 4+ hours just for kicks? This is nuts! And trust me, I know this is nuts. But I am going to do it anyways because...
Darwinian Fail? Robot Heart? BRCA +? No Boobs? No Problem! None of that matters anymore. Anything I can dream is possible. This week is all about logging miles and loving every single blessed second of it, because I CAN! Because I am HEALTHY! Because I am living the dream. Because I am going to sweat and sparkle all the way to Marathon Glory. Because this year I am going to prove that I run this body and I am so much more than a few silly genes.
So this week's goals are...
Log My Miles
My plan is to start my day running. I need to get up early to try to beat the heat here in the city. I want to log a total of 50 kilometers this week (31 miles for my American friends). And run a 15 km long run (9.3 miles), which will put me well on my way to my goal of 20 km (13 miles) long run by the end of the month.
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| Day 1 of 103 is in the books! |
Strength Train
I have 3 strength training sessions scheduled for this week - 2 arms/chest workouts using the TRX and 1leg and core circuit. I promise despite adding extra miles and my love of all things cardio I will do my Strength Training this week.
Eat Clean (mostly)
Okay so this is the one that is going to be tough. I am going away for the weekend with my hubby to visit friends and their new baby (SQUEAL with excitement and baby delight). In other words there will be dinners out, and likely a few cocktails mixed into our weekend plans. So I am giving myself a pass on Saturday to enjoy a few bevies and less than healthy-fare with friends, as long as I do so in moderation, stay on track during the week, and follow through with all of my training goals.
I will check in again with a Marathon Training update on Thursday to let you know how the week is going, and if I am on target to reach this week's goals.
Fingers crossed, as I head out on a hope and a prayer! Wish me luck (I am gonna need it)!
Love your Favourite Darwinian Fail,
Krysten
This is so exciting and you're going to feel so accomplished when this is all through! The training is prob the hardest part to commit to (oh so I've heard). Butttt map out exciting routes mapmyrun is a great tool to use! Trust me it helps make those long monotonous runs pass by a lot faster!
ReplyDeleteYou'll do great! I hope to pick a race and start training later this summer- committing is the hardest part! :)
ReplyDeleteGirl, you are so strong I know you have this in you! Just don't doubt yourself at all.
ReplyDeleteyou are going to do great I just know it!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for you to start you marathon training! You are going to do great because, as you said, you're healthy and you can run. Can't wait to cheer you on!!
ReplyDeleteI am also training for a marathon in October, so I'll be cheering you on during your training. Sounds like you have a great training plan scheduled. Good luck...
ReplyDeleteGood for you. You'll do it. Stick with it and when you cross that finish line, you'll feel SO great (mentally anyway) ;)
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you! Healthy--one of the greatest words in the English language!
ReplyDeleteSo excited to watch you go through this and kick some serious booty!!
ReplyDeleteYou are going to do GREAT. I am so excited to hear all about the training process!!
ReplyDeleteI also spot The Art of Racing in the Rain. I just picked that up at the library! :)
This is awesome! You're such an inspiration! Can't wait to read your progress.
ReplyDeleteYou are hardcore, girl! You're going to kick so much ass.
ReplyDeleteAlso, The Art of Racing in the Rain is totally one of my favouritest books ever.
You will do great. You have your goals all set up and I love that you have more than just running goals. I need to take a lesson from you. All I do is run. I need to cross train, lift, spin, something. The food is my biggest issue though, gotta work on cleaning up my diet. Good luck and have a fabulous vacation.
ReplyDeleteI am so so so excited for you. I can feel the passion and excitement coming out in this post. You are going to conquer that marathon, girlfraaaaand! Seriously. You have exactly the right attitude for training for an endurance event. A healthy balance of "holy $H%! and "I've got this"
ReplyDeleteHonestly if you had it together about the race 100% of the time I'd seriously wonder if your brain was a robot ;) hehe.
xoxo
and enjoy this weekend. being perfect is lame. Net zero girl. With all your training those calories are a net zero ;)
YOU ARE AWESOME
ReplyDeleteand really.
what more is there to need to know? RUN DF RUN!! :)