Jogging on the pavement

I just finished jogging a mile on pavement. My ankles are killing me, but other than that it wasn't as jarring as I thought it would be. The first mile is always the hardest, at least that's what everyone says. I'm going to try and jog on the road every other day for a week or so then I will be doing it every day. Gotta be road ready for June 26th!

Friday training

I got my official training guide on Wednesday, so today I decided to try the first day run/walk to see what it will be like. As a beginner they have it set up where I can choose from 3 different levels. I decided to try level 2. This program will officially start on Monday the 1st of Feb. The one I did today was easy run for 1 minute then walk for 1 minute. I did this pattern 15 times for a total of 30 minutes. I went ahead and did a cool down walk at the end to round out my treadmill session to 35 minutes. Level 2 seems like a good level for me to start. I think level 1 would be too easy.
I am going to do some running on the pavement tomorrow. Not a lot, just so I can see what it feels like. I usually run/walk on a treadmill, so I really do need to start on pavement if I'm going to be ready for June 26th race day. I know it will be different; probably a lot more jarring on my body. I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow!

Kick Off Party

Last night we had our kick off party for the Olympia/Tacoma teams. What a good time. We got our official training schedules, got to meet two of our Rally Kids. What a humbling experience that is; to see these little ones going thru chemo.....just breaks your heart. I found out something I was not aware of last night. Only 3% of all cancer research funding goes to Pediatric cancer research. 3% people........this needs to change. Adults don't get kids cancers....
This is why it is so important to raise more money specifically for childrens cancer research. This is why I am doing what I'm doing.
My workout this morning was a 40 minute strength training. Felt good. Chiropractor, Dr. Marcy, visit yesterday was wonderful. I haven't felt this good in a long time. Who knew you could get your ribs adjusted????? Not I, but it was wonderful. I woke up feeling like a new person today.
Til next time.......
keep running 'til nothing jiggles!!!

Wednesday training

So today I actually ran an entire mile! woo hoo! I've never been able to do that before. My schedule for today was to walk/run 2 miles. So I ran the first mile, walked for a 1/4 mile then ran 1/4 then walked etc until I did my 2 miles. Then I just finished with a moderate walk to round out 30 min on my treadmill. I logged a total of 2.35 miles today. Then I did a 12 min ab dvd to finish it out. So far so good! Until next time......

Training

So today I did an hour of yoga. Nice smooth, slow stretches. Didn't bother my back! I go to the chiropractor tomorrow. I'm going to try to follow my training schedule for tomorrow. Walk/run 2 miles. If my back cooperates. I might try to do some lunges, squats, sit ups....we'll see how it feels in the morning.
:)

First day

So, this was supposed to be my first day of actual training, however, I put my back out somehow last week and now I have to go to the Chiropractor for an adjustment. So hopefully they can fit me in today and I can start tomorrow. This really sucks........

Starting Out

Hi everyone....I'm new to this blogging world so you will have to bear with me. I think I may have failed creative writing in school, so hopefully I don't bore you all to tears.
I have started this blog because I recently signed up to do a half marathon in June. I will be raising money for childrens cancer research. I have never done anything like this before. I'm not a runner and have never done any kind of fund raising before this. So I hope I don't offend people when I ask/beg for their hard earned cash. I know in this economy every penny counts. I do appreciate any dollar amount donated.
http://www.active.com/donate/2010seattlerocknroll/runforkelsie
This is the link to my fundraising homepage. Check it out if you get a chance. I will be posting this frequently through out this journey so you will see it alot.
I will be starting my actual training on Monday January 25th. I signed up to do the run/walk, but my actual goal is to run the whole way.
I will try to post 2 or 3 times a week to update everyone with my progress.
Thanks for any donation you might be able to give, and thanks for coming along the journey with me. Should be an interesting ride!
Mary