Last month, I made a calendar to map out my marathon training. I knew I would start in July, but I also knew that I would be moving in July and would need a few weeks to get settled in. I'm still not settled in, but this is the week that I scheduled myself to start. I will not stray from that plan because I do not want to develop any bad habits. However, since the move, my allergies have been the worst they've been in years. I can barely breathe most of the time. I'm going to the doctor today to see if I can get this fixed. I woke up in the middle of the night last night scratching like crazy and I haven't done that since I was in high school seven years ago. It's kind of a big deal.
My plan for the first few weeks is to walk 20 minutes per day. I have this down for four days per week, but I may do more. I'm in good enough shape to walk quite a bit. Luckily, I moved into a townhouse, so I also have stairs to keep challenged me everyday.
On an emotional level, I got really nervous about this whole thing today. I don't know why. I suppose it's the pressure I'm putting on myself to actually do it. I don't believe in doing things "one day at a time" but I may need to make an exception. It's scary to think that if I stick to my schedule, by New Year's I will be running miles a day. I just need to concentrate on what I have planned for today and maybe once I get into it, I can look into the future and it won't be so scary.
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