Training Journal - Day 1/98

Wow.  What changes over a couple years.  No longer single, and loving this new part of life, moved to Nashville and returned, back in my own house again... It's funny when a bunch of changes brings you back in a big circle to right where you started.  Luckily I also grew and found a lot of happiness along the way.  Anyway...

I've decided to start running again after a crazy year or two off due to moves and commutes and things like that.  Today was my first training workout and it was easy breezy but that was my intention.  It's been so long since I've ran that I don't want to push myself too hard in the beginning and ruin the pleasure of running.  Just went a mile today, and walked a little over half of it.  But the point was for me to get out and go again.  Here is my training schedule for the next 14 weeks:

10K Training Schedule
Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1 (7-23)	1 mi	XT	1 mi	1 mi	Rest	1 mi	Rest
2 (7-30)	1 mi	XT	1 ½ mi	1 mi	Rest	1 ½ mi	Rest
3 (8-6)	1 mi	XT	1 ½ mi	1 ½ mi	Rest	2 mi	Rest
4 (8-13)	1 mi	XT	2 mi	1 ½ mi	Rest	2 ½ mi	Rest
5 (8-20)	1 ½ mi	XT	2 ½ mi	1 ½ mi	Rest	3 mi	Rest
6 (8-27)	1 ½ mi	XT	2 ½ mi	1 ½ mi	Rest	5K in Rising Star	Rest
7 (9-3)	1 ½ mi	XT	3 mi	2 mi	Rest	3 ½ mi	Rest
8 (9-10)	1 ½ mi	XT	2 ½ mi	1 ½ mi	Rest	5K in Brownwood	Rest
9 (9-17)	2 mi	XT	3 mi	2 ½ mi	Rest	4 mi	Rest
10 (9-24)	2 mi	XT	3 ½ mi	2 ½ mi	Rest	4 ½ mi	Rest
11 (10-1)	2 mi	XT	4 mi	3 mi	Rest	5 mi	Rest
12 (10-8)	2 mi	XT	4 ½ mi	3 mi	Rest	6 mi	Rest
13 (10-15)	2 mi	XT	3 mi	2 mi	Rest	4 mi	Rest
14 (10-22)	2 mi	XT	3 mi	2 mi	Rest	10K in Stephenville	Rest

Race days are September 1 (5K in Rising Star), September 15 (5K in Brownwood, possibly), and then my 10K in Stephenville on October 27.  This should build me a very strong foundation, which was lacking this spring when I tried to start training again.  I found out it takes a lot more work to get myself comfortable at 2-3 miles than it used to hahaha. For cross training I plan to do weights/core training and possibly some biking too.  I need to incorporate core training into every workout somehow as well, but I haven't sat down to figure that out yet.

Anyway, I'm very excited about getting started with this.  I miss how great running and being in shape makes you feel.  Good first day, hopefully a lot more to come! :)