I was at work today, despite it being Hogmanay. I put the quiet time to good use, as I downloaded a marathon training schedule from the official London Marathon website. I selected a schedule that was aimed at runners who were looking to complete the course between 3.5 and 4.5 hours. It is a sixteen week programme for runners with 2 to 3 months of training already behind them. I've got fifteen weeks to go until the marathon on 13 April and I have not training for about ten months, however with a running background I feel experience should help me adjust to the programme relatively easily.
I typed up the training programme in Excel and weighed myself on a set of scales at work and found myself to be 12"12'. This is the heaviest I have ever been and about 20 pounds more than I was a year ago.
With New Years Eve being on a Monday, I finished work and immediately went for a run taking Ronnie to Oaks Park for what was supposed to be an easy jog for 45 minutes. The last ten minutes proved to be very hard - due entirely to my lack of fitness.
That evening I went out with friends to see in the new year and the drink flowed freely. I had previously planned to abstain from alcohol throughout January, now that I was running the marathon, I was more determined to remain teetotal for the month so this would be my last night on the piss.
Run stats: 44:16 minute run, 5.33 miles - 8.18 minute/mile pace
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