Run #?

Ooookay. So, it's been a while. Turns out writing this accountability blog has so far been an epic fail... but don't worry... I haven't given up.

Here is a synopsis of the last month-ish. I've been running. Inconsistently. This means I'm still in the stage of working on getting my endurance up because it would be foolish to start my distance training plan if I can't even schedule consistent runs. The good news is that the 26 week plan I'm on gives me 10 weeks to get in shape which means I still have 6 weeks to get my act together (at least that's how I see it).

Today I ran on the treadmill (that's my cop-out when it's too cold or I'm feeling particularly squeamish about running on ice on a non-existant shoulder of a curvy road) and did an hour of walk/jog hill intervals at an average of 12min miles. Nothing impressive, I know, but an hour of some variation of running is better than nothing, right?

In other news, I started researching marathons in October to register for. Right now I'm thinking The Cape Cod Marathon... it's described as "beautifully challenging"... lots of hills but runs along one of the prettiest stretches of coastline in America. I'll let you know when I officially pick one.

So here are my commitments:
I will write on this blog daily. Run or no run. And I will be honest.
I will be able to consistently run 5 miles in 50 minutes or less by March 15th. And will train accordingly.