Well now. Here I am at 69. Still haven't run a marathon.

Schedule Plan

16 months till I'm 65. Goal is to be able to run a marathon by my 65th birthday. That's about 18 months. I'm going to run everyday with a goal of a minimum of 20 minutes, but for the first 8 months I will train specifically to walk a marathon. During the second 8 month period of time I will train for the run by gradually replacing the walking time with running time.

Frustrated today. Dogs everywhere! rainy and foggy and cool. I only ran 10 minutes and walked about 30. Hopefully before the end of the day I can walk more.

Ran at a new park

20 minutes
temp at 67 degrees Good run. It took a little effort so it's a B.
If I train on that course I should be able to run anywhere. Lots of hills.

Time to get serious

18 months till I'm sixtyfive. I'll pick a race and register at the end of 2011.

I've missed some running time because of the weather. And I've gained some weight.
Beginning today I'll keep a log and get serious about training.

Wednesday: Ran 20 minutes. Easy run no effort.
Thursday: 10 minutes and 5 sprints. Took some effort.
Friday: 40 minutes. Great run and the sun was shining. I almost got hot!

I've continued to run, but I've had periods of up to a week at a time that I didn't run because of snow or freezing weather. Hope to be a little more aggressive with the training and not let the weather keep me indoors.

sports injury

I have developed a sports injury. A bad spot due to overuse and chafing. A runners saddle sore, so to speak. Will spend the next seven days periodically sitting in a sitz bath and I will concentrate on upper body strength as a way to cross train. I had been doing weight lifting with dumb bells as a warm up for running. The plan is to replace the running time with weight training. I'll do a limited number of leg lifts etc.

Ran with the big trucks.

Or at least that's how it seems running on the sidewalks downtown. They are very close to the road. It's kind of scary.
It was a 40 minute run lots of hills and on sidewalk. The temperature was nice. Not too hot.
I have a weird pain in my stomach.
Tomorrow is the long run. Unless I put it off and take a rest day tomorrow then I'll do the 1:20 Friday.

Still following the schedule

But I'm eager to get to the week in the schedule when I am running 30 minutes one day and 60 minutes the next. Which that's next week. I have another 30 minute then 1:20 minutes this week.
Still having no problems. Begining to be good weather for running.