Tuesday, June 23, 2009

ok, i gotta pace myself

i could easily have done another 7km walk today if i didn't tell myself *no*. that would be 7 km three days in a row. i had a feeling i might overdo it, so i googled and did some reading...

...and surprised myself to find that, according to here, i've already pulled in enough miles (24 miles, 40km) in the last 6 days alone, to *start* actual training for walking a marathon!!!

WHOA, HORSEY....

i need to back 'er up, slow things down, and pace myself.

this is what i've plotted out for myself, 4 walks a week, with the following kms (each row is a new week, generally S T Th Sat; folowed by total for the week):

this week:
7 7 6 8; 28 (kms total)
july:
7 6 7 9; 29 (anyone wanna go from campout -> furlong -> back to camp, saturday the 4th, with me? approx 9kms)
7 7 7 9; 30
7 7 7 10; 31
7 7 8 10; 32
7 7 8 11; 33
aug:
7 8 8 11; 34
7 8 8 12; 35
7 8 9 12; 36
7 8 9 13; 37
sept:
7 9 9 13; 38
7 9 9 14; 39
7 9 10 14; 40
7 9 10 15; 41
oct:
7 10 10 15; 42
7 10 10 16; 43
7 10 11 16; 44
7 11 11 16; 45
7 11 11 17; 46
etc.

km's subject to change. :D

so in three months i'll be back up to what i did this week... only with proper pacing and hopefully not overtraining.

the first day listed, sundays, stay at 7km because,
  1. i want to walk to or from church, and
  2. it provides a smaller km 'rest day' after the 'long walk' day, saturday.
but honestly, it will be - would *have* to be a miracle of God if i continue with this. this is so much my personality, to fall in love with something then go nuts with it and burn out.... hopefully pacing myself, and God's grace - if it's His will for me to continue - maybe... just *maybe*... this will work.... :D

i'm wondering if my asthma could handle the chlorine at the pool now.... i need something to do the other days! (if i'm not too pooped!)

Clover
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2 comments:

  1. Jenny11:14 p.m.

    there's a site online where you plug your km's walked in a day and it will keep track...the goal? To walk across Canada!
    It's fun. I did it last year and walked as far as Sask. before I stopped keeping track.

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  2. Ruth11:46 p.m.

    YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!! :)

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