First OFFICIAL Training Session!

Here is my training partner.  i love her. Today is the “official” start of my marathon training program.   I did run an hour yesterday - but that wasn't official - counts, but not in an "officially official" kind of way. Matilda went with me today, and we checked out a section of greenway near our house which just recently opened - exciting!  Eventually, we'll be able to go out for about 13 miles along the Neuse River - wh00t! These are my shoes.  i love them. The schedule called for an "easy run"  - and I am trying to get used to that being an ok thing.  I averaged about 12:00/ mile for 30 minutes, but it takes thinking to go slower.  Not that i'm super fast; i am absolutely not.  I'm just used to "over-doing" it, and being completely wrecked at the end of a run, so it's hard getting used to the idea that NOT feeling that way is actually way better for me.   Here's the stats for the day: Temp: about 80 degrees, a little over-cast Time: 30:00 Moving Time: 29:25 Elapsed Time: 30:00 Avg Pace: 11:58 min/mi Avg Moving Pace: 11:44 min/mi Best Pace: 7:20 min/mi Speed Pace Elevation Elevation Gain: 54 ft Elevation Loss: 55 ft Min Elevation: 153 ft Max Elevation: 181 ft Heart Rate Avg HR: 156 bpm Max HR: 163 bpm So, here's my training plan for the next 31 weeks - this is what I'm commiting to. Of course, some of this will change, but this is what I know I have to do, in order to do the best I can in March.  Get ready, Matilda.  Sh!t is about to get real.  =) Monday Tuesday Wed Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8/20/2012 30 minutes - easy core 45 minutes 30 minutes + core Rest 1 hour Cross + core 8/27/2012 30 minutes - easy core 45 minutes 30 minutes + core Rest 1 hour Cross + core 9/3/2012 30 minutes - easy core 45 minutes 30 minutes + core Rest 1 hour Cross + core 9/10/2012 30 minutes - easy core 45 minutes 30 minutes + core Rest 1 hour Cross + core 9/17/2012 30 minutes - easy core 45 minutes 30 minutes + core Rest 1 hour Cross + core 9/24/2012 30 minutes - easy core 45 minutes 30 minutes + core Rest 1 hour Cross + core 10/1/2012 30 minutes - easy core 45 minutes 30 minutes + core Rest 1 hour Cross + core 10/8/2012 30 minutes - easy core 45 minutes 30 minutes + core Rest 1 hour Cross + core 10/15/2012 30 minutes - easy core 45 minutes 30 minutes + core Rest 1.25 hours Cross + core 10/22/2012 30 minutes - easy core 45 minutes 30 minutes + core Rest 1.25 hours Cross + core 10/29/2012 30 minutes - easy core 45 minutes yasso 3 set + core Rest 1.25 hours Cross + core 11/5/2012 30 minutes - easy core 45 minutes yasso 4 set + core Rest 1.25 hours Cross + core 11/12/2012 30 minutes - easy core 5 mile - pace 3 m run + Core Rest 1.25 hours Cross + core 11/19/2012 30 minutes - easy core 5 mile - pace 3 m run + Core Rest 1.25 hours Cross + core 11/26/2012 30 minutes - easy core 5 miles - run yasso 5 set + Core Rest 1.5 hours Cross + core 12/3/2012 30 minutes - easy core 6 mile - pace 3 m run + Core Rest 1.5 hours Cross + core 12/10/2012 30 minutes - easy core 6 miles - run yasso 6 set + Core Rest 2 hours Cross + core 12/17/2012 30 minutes - easy core 6 miles - pace 3 m run + Core Rest 2 hours Cross + core 12/24/2012 3 m run - easy core 7 m run - pace 3 m run + Core Rest 1 hour Cross + core 12/31/2012 3 m run - easy core 7 m run - run yasso 7 set + Core Rest Rest Half Marathon 1/7/2013 3 m run - easy core 7 m run - pace 3 m run + Core Rest 10 miles Cross + core 1/14/2013 3 m run - easy core 8 m run - pace 3 m run + Core Rest 15 miles Cross + core 1/21/2013 4 m run - easy core 8 m run - run yasso 8 set + Core Rest 16 miles Cross + core 1/28/2013 4 m run - easy core 8 m run - pace 3 m run + Core Rest 12 miles Cross + core 2/4/2013 4 m run - easy core 5 m run - pace 3 m run + Core Rest 18 miles Cross + core 2/11/2013 5 m run - easy core 8 m run - run yasso 9 set + Core Rest 14 miles Cross + core 2/18/2013 5 m run - easy core 5 m run - pace 3 m run + Core Rest 20 miles Cross + core 2/25/2013 5 m run - easy core 4 m run - run yasso 10 set + Core Rest 12 miles Cross + core 3/4/2013 4 m run - easy core 3 m run - run 3 m run + core Rest 8 miles Cross + core 3/11/2013 3 m run - easy core 2 m run rest Rest 2 mile run Tobacco Road Marathon