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Marathon Training

Day 1

Yesterday I began training for the city marathon which will be held in October. I’m definitely out of shape and medically obese.

I started by going to my apartment gym in a bright color workout set which was a mental workout in itself. There was one person in there finishing up their workout and talking on the phone.

I nodded and went over to the treadmill. I’ve used a treadmill before but this one was a bit fancier than the ones I’ve used so I was struggling a little to get things started.

I added an incline an started with just a slow walk, working my way up. I was honestly quite nervous to actually run on the treadmill so the most I got to was a pretty fast speed walk that was almost a jog.

Though I didn’t actually run, I did focus on my breathing because I know that will be my second biggest hurdle after mental work.

I went for about two mills at about 15 minutes per mile.

I do think I’ll have better luck just running around the neighborhood. I just need to find a good little route to explore. Maybe I’ll have my boyfriend tag along on his bike.

Somethings I notice were;

1. I need to work on breathing control. I already know when i actually run, I’m going to overthink my breathing.

2. I need better shoes. The shoes I have right now are okay, but I think I tied them too tight because the outside edges of my feet were in soo much pain after.

3. I already know I’m going to need a better diet, been meaning to focus on that. Just in a bit of financial struggle right now.

4. I need to figure out what to focus on. Am I just looking ahead into space, do I need music/podcast. Maybe a metronome in my ear, lol.

5. Further down the line, I will need to get new/better clothes. Things I feel good in, that fit properly and work efficiently for what I’m trying to accomplish.

Over all, I’m happy I started this journey, though it’s slow, I think it’s good. The mental block of just starting was a big accomplishment in itself. Now to just keep going and improving.