Marathon Training

MK out for a run...really sums of my life right now. I'm running 4 days a week to train for the San Francisco Marathon. I have just completed my first official week of training. Yeah! Go Me!

For those of you who know me well, you know I have never been a runner. I've always wanted to be though, so I'm taking time to become one and hopefully a decent one over the next several months. If I'm not any good, that's fine; my goal is just to finish the race and if you are familiar with S.F. then you know I have chosen a challenging course.

Why S.F.? Well, I was going to wait and start training in the summer with Jeff Galloway's "Team in Training" but I couldn't wait. I wanted to get started now. S.F. worked out as the only big marathon that fit my training schedule.

How did I determine my schedule? A few weeks ago I went to Barnes & Noble and bought a book; it's the #1 recommened marathon training book on both Amazon and B&N. The book, The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer, by David Whitsett. It contains a 16 week schedule. So far I think it was a great choice; the content seems to be all encompassing and I think I can prepare myself well to complete my first marathon. I say first, because hopefully my experience will be so fantastic that I'll want to do a second and third and....

To join me on my personal adventure to achieve a goal I've always wanted is Irfan and Pinal. Most of you know Irfan is my fiance and some of you know Pinal, my fantastic homework buddy! She's much more than that, but grad school is where we met. She's now one of my marathoning buddies. The 3 of us provide lots of support for each other.

Hopefully you too will join me and support me on my journey to the finish line on July 29 in San Francisco!