I've been hemming and hawing about whether to make a blog about this or not. But I've also been on again, off again with this goal, so I'm hoping making a blog will keep me honest and on track.
I want to run in the Volkslauf in Bakersfield, California in 2012.
What's a Volkslauf? Here's the website:
http://www.volkslauf.com/
Here's a great video of the event in 2010:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYRKN1pLbTc
Have I lost my mind? Workin' on it. And just think, you get to watch me.
So, I'm too heavy, too slow and too weak to do this. That's why I'm giving myself 600 plus days to prepare. Plus, I turn 45 in 2012 and this seems like a good way to celebrate that milestone.
Here's a link to my food diary and stuff:
http://www.fitday.com/fitness/PublicJournals.html?Owner=kinmoratree
So, you get to see how I'm doing with the weight thing.
I'm going to be using the 20 level challenge on http://www.bodyweightculture.com/ to work on my strength. I'm not sure if I will join a gym in the future or not. Our old gym had an assisted pull up/dip machine so I may rejoin there when I get to that point in my training. I'm going to have to be able to do pull ups and muscle ups in order to run this race.
I'm using suggestions from Runner's World to start running. I have a 28 day, slow work up and then a six month plan to ease into running. Part of my problem with the fits and starts with this goal is that I tried running and torqued my left knee, but good. It seems to finally be fully healed, but I'm going to start out even slower and easier this time so I don't screw myself over again.
I'm not sure if I'm going to post daily or weekly on this blog, but I plan to update regularly. I'll be posting my workouts and possibly my calorie counts. I'll probably post my weekly weights, too. Plus any brilliant thoughts that cross my mind. Like why this is a good idea and why I shouldn't be admitted to the mental hospital at Fort Supply, for starters.
