True to my word I took it easy today. The only physical activity that took place
was mowing my yard. Kelly and I had
grand plans to kayak Lake Peach Tree; sadly those plans did not come to fruition.
My legs and back are doing much better although I can still feel a little pain but
nothing like it was yesterday when it was debilitating.
One of my Facebook friends ran a half marathon today. I think I would
like to do a half marathon. It is only a little over 13 miles. I used to jog five with no problems. Heading to Google I did a quick search and Atlanta
hosts a half marathon that takes place in November. Doing the math on my fingers that gives me
roughly five months to train. Since I am vowing to do 30 minutes every day I
could easily add longer jogs on the weekend to supplement the run and build
stamina.
From the little bit of research I did it seems two hours
is the goal on a half marathon. If I
made mine three hours I would think that it would be doable. I wonder if I should get some red sweats and
zebra striped shoes to run it in, maybe some yellow sweat bands?
I need to do some more research and add some local 5K and
10K runs. I am confident that as soon as I recover from the pain that I put
myself in I could handle a 5K which is a little over three miles. According to the Mayo Clinic a person can
train for a 5K in as little as seven weeks.
I am already over half way there!
I could use them for motivation and give myself an extra
reason to get up at 4:30 AM to jog the neighborhood. A couple of 5K’s then a
couple of 10K’s and end the whole thing in a half marathon and try desperately not
to embarrass myself. Right now that
seems like a good idea, but you will have to ask me again in the morning if I
still think it’s peachy.
The plan for tomorrow is to do
some research and come up with a good list of local 5Ks that I could run. There has to be plenty in the area
considering Independence Day is right around the corner. I would think that plenty of charities would
use it to raise some dough. I will see
if I can narrow down a couple and go from there.
After all if I am putting
myself through all this pain and writing this blog I might as well get a
t-shirt out of it. That seems only fair, don’t you agree?
Jogging is still off for
tomorrow my left leg is not quite right.
I am thinking it might be a good morning to break out the ole’ yoga mat
and give it a go. I have never done yoga
but it has to be easier on my body than jogging.
Daily Recap:
Matt: 30 min Mowing the Grass
Kelly: TBD
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