Did my first “long” run today - only 4 miles, but it took a lot out of me. Was breathless and lightheaded at the end. Ran the bridge - twice. Got off to a late start (about 0900) and had not eaten breakfast. Probably had low blood sugar.
Anyway, really really struggled at the end. 14:30 pace for a while - slower than walking :(.
Finished. But on the way home, I almost passed out. I stopped by the convenience store to pick up a Gatorade. Was really dizzy there. Honestly though I would fall. I asked the clerk if I could just sit down for a awhile. And I did. About 5 minutes - sipped my gatorade. Got some sugar in my blood - felt better. Still, it was a little disconcerting.
Finished my mileage. Finished Week One with just one missed workout on Thurs (work). Here is to a solid beginning,
Ran the Day One mileage today - only 2 miles. But it was hard. It was hard because I was on the treadmill. It was hard because it was later at night (about 2230). And, It was hard because I ate a giant Mexican Dinner at Peppers only a few hours before.
But .. . I did it! I preserved. I carried through. I was relentless - well you get the idea. . . .
Feel hot and sweaty and it is 10 pm . . . and Cheri won’t go near me because i stink
But I feel good about this beginning - Hope much more is to come.
Day ZERO
Back on the Road! My training doesn’t officially start til Tuesday, but I wanted to get on the road and running again beforehand.
I sat down this weekend and crafted a 16 week plan to complete a half marathon in November. I signed up for the Disney Wine and Dine Half over Chris’ dive championship weekend. 13.1 miles - WOW. Who would have thought that I would even consider such a thing last year when I first started running. Now, I actually think I can do it.
Anyway, the plan is to take a few weeks rebuilding my base, then slowly build to longer and longer runs until I can do 10 to 12. Then I should be ready.
Training starts for real on Tuesday. This week I should get about 11 miles total in - certainly doable - have done it before.
Want to keep this journal as a record of the training and this accomplishment. Also, perhaps some training pointers also.
Lets get it started.