Hello! Sorry I haven’t wrote in a while, but we’re back and better than ever! Today I did a cardio interval run, which was 10 intervals, and super interesting. My friend gave me a real “10 week” program to follow if I wanted and I have been utilizing it ever since! I keep running 3-3.5 miles, and I don’t know how I’m going to run more to be honest. I have a bigger run scheduled for Sunday (6 miles) and…. it’s really daunting. I have lost 6 pounds so far which is awesome, and I’ve been eating way better and drinking a ton of water. Running makes you a thirsty B**** and I fiend for water all the time. Is there such thing as drinking too much water? Eh yeah but I don’t think I can reach that point. I feel better knowing I have 9 weeks until a half marathon, but I feel like Sunday is the test… if I can just go 6 miles I feel I can definitely do it, especially only week 1..

Morale: Not the worst 😀

Whoops for posting so late…

Today I went for my second three mile run, and oof was it a rough one… it was a huge mental challenge. I wanted to quit even before a mile in, my legs were hurting, my hips were on fire. I somehow pushed through and by mile 2 I questioned why I was even doing this.. I did make it all the way to mile three, and even though I shouldn’t focus on time, I somehow beat my yesterday’s time. I guess we’ll see how my next run goes, but for now, rough one.

Morale: lower 😦

Not going to lie, I really didn’t want to run this morning. 3 miles for me seems daunting, and as an asthma boi I really didn’t think my lungs could take it. I also don’t really know where to run, like should I go to a park, around my house? I live in a neighborhood so theoretically I could just run laps, but that would get monotonous. Instead, I had the bright idea of just picking a direction and running. I, of course, pick the direction with the most hills so already in my head I thought “I can’t do this,” but for whatever reason I didn’t want to stop. I kept pushing. After mile 1, although my time sucked I didn’t feel too bad, but I will never say “only 2 miles left!” It only got tougher after this, because after I made it through the hills, and ran a mile and a half, it felt like I ran five miles. I did not realize how long it would be, and there were many times through my run that I just wanted to stop and give up, thinking “I can’t do this.” I really don’t know how I’m going to work my way up to run a half marathon yet… I guess this is a good start. Let’s just say I’m worried.

I’ll be keeping a “morale” counter and how I feel each post to see my mood throughout this, so let’s start.

Morale: Low

I’ll be posting my times throughout, and my route. I know It’s not the fastest, but its a start. Also here’s a beautiful picture of me post day 1 run

Hey all,

First I’d like to say thank you for joining me on this journey…. I don’t really know how it’s going to go, but enjoy my thoughts and pain as I work my way to running a half-marathon.

Backstory: After the Pittsburgh marathon, I thought in my head, “well, I have a year. I can totally do this.” So I begun telling all my friends that in one years time, I will be running a marathon. I know I have some doubters (including myself oops) but I really thought if I have a year, why can’t I.

“Fast forward” about two days later (I say fast forward because during finals an hour feels like an eternity), and I was presented with an opportunity from my friend to run a half-marathon in Erie, PA. Jokingly, I asked how long I had to train for it, and my friend replies “10 weeks, that’s totally do-able.” Now, my mind is racing, with thoughts of, “can I actually do this?” “Dave, you hate running and you said a marathon in a YEAR, not a half in 10 WEEKS.” and then one part of my brain, which I ended up saying out loud for whatever reason, (probably pride and didn’t want to seem like a scrub), I said, “I’ll do it,” and here we are today. In 10 weeks I’ll be running a half-marathon, and I feel the audience should know I really REALLY don’t like running.

Why did I say yes? Well, I think part of it is that I think I want to prove to myself that I can do something tough and through adversity you can accomplish whatever you put your mind to. I think the other half is, it’ll be an adventure. Sure, I could’ve said no, went on my measly way through the summer, but a simple “yes” can go a long way, and you never know what to expect. So I hope you all will be able to enjoy this as much as I won’t enjoy this, and if you want to give me words of encouragement, or even tell me to stop being a little… and to keep going, it’s all appreciated!

Here we go!

Dave Feldman