My Road to the San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon – Week 1

Slow and easy was my mantra.  The PLAN had me start out walking 30 minutes.  I made that without any trouble.  Two days of this and I was ready for some serious running.  On the third day, I got it.  I walked for 5 minutes then ran for 30 seconds.  Repeat that 6 times.  I Made It.  I WAS A RUNNER!  On the fifth day I rested to allow my body to recuperate from the extreme workouts.  Day 6 – I repeated the same workout.  Day 7 – uh oh, it was walk 5 minutes and then run a full minute and repeat that 6 times.  That was more running AND increasing the workout 10%.

I was glad the next day was set aside for rest.  I needed it but I had made it through the first week.  I was on my way.

One funny thing though, I noticed my shoes had shrunk.  My toenails were wearing holes in my socks where they rubbed against the inside of my shoe.  I analyzed the situation and realized that when I bought new shoes, I’d have to buy some new socks too.  Talk about reinforcement and reward.