The Life and Times of the Watters Family

So You Want To Run A Marathon

Yes, a marathon. More specifically, the Portland Marathon on October 9th. It’s close to home and, although I have little hope of qualifying, the course is certified as a qualifying course for the Boston Marathon. I guess that lent it some legitimacy in my mind. It’s also close enough to home that I can drive there. My grandparents live just south of Portland, so I’ve got a place to stay that weekend. Hopefully, I’ll be able to drag a decent sized cheering section to the race with me.

In addition to all of the walking/jogging/running that I’ll do to train, I’m also going to be doing some strength-training to improve my body composition and my metabolism.

Many people like to keep logbooks of their workouts in order to track progress. Most people do this in paper notebook of somekind. I figured I’d save the cash by skipping the paper version and post it here instead. That way, other people, if they’re interested, can track my progress as well. I’m a little behind with posting already as I’ve already started the pre-training regimen. I’ll catch up soon. Once I’m caught up, I hope to post daily or close to daily. At least weekly.

(see this post for some background)

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