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So the marathon training guide I found on the internet is supposed to take 37 weeks. Problem is, there’s only 31 weeks left to the marathon, so I’m picking it up in the middle of week 6.

I was too tired to get to the gym Friday morning, so I went Friday evening before heading up to Northampton. Well, it was late on Thursday night when I was looking at the training guide. I was supposed to run 3 miles, but I ran 4 by mistake. Talk about going the extra mile!

Today called for running 6 miles. I decided to keep with the treadmill since I hadn’t run outdoors in months. Plus this would have been the most I’ve run (probably) since the half marathon last year. My goal was to maintain an average speed of 6 mph. At about 2.5 miles, I was getting winded, but I had run at 7 mph for a few minutes, so I took it back down to 6 mph. At about 4.5 miles I was even more winded, and now feeling some nausea. I had a little slack time built in after running at 7 mph for awhile, and took the speed down a 1/10th of a mile per hour each minute, down to about 5.3 mph. I ran at 5.3 for a bit, but I didn’t want to get behind too close to the end, so I began to take the speed back up 1/10th of a mile per minute.  I got back up to about 6.5 for a bit, then had to take it back down before I puked. I’ve got to start eating better on weekends! :/

At any rate, even while thoughts of compromise were going through my head, I still made it. 6 miles in a few seconds less than an hour. Burned 729 calories! Yeah, I don’t think those calorie counters are too accurate either. Still, it’s a great accomplishment. I can’t wait for the weather to warm up here in CT, so I can get back to running outside so I can really get to training!

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