The first official week of training was 22.08 miles. Those included a long run today of 6.13 miles and my first "hill repeats"of the training.
The hill repeats include a two mile warm-up, then four 15 second full speed (OK all things are relative) up hill run with a sixty second rest in between. It ended with a 1/2 mile cool down.
Speaking of cool downs, the weather has been cold this week. I know all of my friends from up north are saying that I have no idea about cold. I get that, but it was 23 degrees when I went for my 6 miler this morning. That's cold enough for me.
I started the week off with a massage on Sunday. It felt GREAT and I'll be getting one every 3 weeks or so between now and the race. Probably on my "light weeks".
I have also been going to the Chiropractor. My Chiropractor Kris Purvis has been working with the Atlanta Falcons for years so he knows all about sore knees and backs. I guess it's gonna take a village to get me to the finish line.
With Marian's help, I am concentrating on losing weight. I only lost1 pound this week but now that the holidays are over, I am hoping to do better.
As far as fundraising goes, I have currently raised $2,943 making me 59% of the way toward my $5000 goal for (TAN) Technology for Autism Now. If you would like to support me you can go to my fundraising page at: http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/eddibuck/boston-marathon.
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