This week on the half marathon training front has not been so fun. The Knoxville Half Marathon is 12 weeks away and right now in the mountains of North Carolina it is COLD! We have had some snow and temperatures well below freezing. So this week I found a gym near town (actually on the Cherokee Reservation just outside of town) that was not crawling with resolution runners or really anyone else for that matter. It is kind of hidden and does not look like it could hold all that it does from the outside. It is a very reasonable price (only $40 a month) and they have everything I will need to lose weight/train for this half marathon. I have talked to one of the trainers and will be meeting with him 2x a week and doing the other day of strength on my own. It's a pretty nice set up.
That being said I HATE running on the treadmill!!! I can run 3 miles or more outside with little mental effort, physical sure but mental no problem. Ugh but running on a treadmill my mental capabilities just disappear, I run for a few minutes and just can't get into any groove or focus on anything other than how long I have been running, which really REALLY sucks. So here's hoping for temps above freezing soon!
Training actually starts 1/9 so next Monday I will really start following the plan instead of just running everyday, which will be a nice. I hope that I also see some scale movement. I took a fitness test at the gym and got weighed and measured didn't really like seeing those numbers. Apparently my scale at home is much more forgiving. I think I will go with its number instead of the gyms. But that will help me keep an accurate record so I guess it's a good thing.
I think I am going to start calling Wednesday my weigh in day.
So Weigh-In Wednesday One : 212.6 YIKES!! and that is all.
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