Marathon Training officially starts Monday April 12th

I've been wanting to do a blog for a long time and I decided with my marathon training officially starting this coming Monday, April 12th, I would start my blog. I just finished figuring out my training schedule and to say I am scared silly is an understatement. This task seems overwhelming. I know from running the 1/2 marathon in October of 2009 that the training is the hardest part. But, as most people who know me know, I am determined and I am going to do this.

So, here's my training schedule....

Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	2 mile run/Strength	3 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	4 mile run	Rest	Rest
2	2 mile run/Strength	3 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	5 mile run	Rest	Rest
3	2 mile run/Strength	4 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	6 mile run	Rest	Rest
4	3 mile run/Strength	5 mile run	Cross/Strength	4 mile run	7 mile run	Rest	Rest
5	3 mile run/Strength	5 mile run	Cross/Strength	4 mile run	8 mile run	Rest	Rest
6	3 mile run/Strength	5 mile run	Cross/Strength	4 mile run	9 mile run	Rest	Rest
7	3 mile run/Strength	5 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	10 mile run	Rest	Rest
8	2 mile run/Strength	6 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	Rest	Dam to Dam	Rest
9	3 mile run/Strength	3 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	6 mile run	Rest	Rest
10	3 mile run/Strength	3 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	7 mile run	Rest	Rest
11	3 mile run/Strength	4 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	5 mile run	Rest	Rest
12	3 mile run/Strength	4 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	9 mile run	Rest	Rest
13	3 mile run/Strength	5 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	10 mile run	Rest	Rest
14	3 mile run/Strength	5 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	7 mile run	Rest	Rest
15	3 mile run/Strength	6 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	12 mile run	Rest	Rest
16	3 mile run/Strength	6 mile run	Cross/Strength	4 mile run	13 mile run	Rest	Rest
17	3 mile run/Strength	7 mile run	Cross/Strength	4 mile run	10 mile run	Rest	Rest
18	3 mile run/Strength	7 mile run	Cross/Strength	4 mile run	15 mile run	Rest	Rest
19	3 mile run/Strength	8 mile run	Cross/Strength	4 mile run	16 mile run	Rest	Rest
20	3 mile run/Strength	8 mile run	Cross/Strength	5 mile run	12 mile run	Rest	Rest
21	3 mile run/Strength	9 mile run	Cross/Strength	5 mile run	18 mile run	Rest	Rest
22	3 mile run/Strength	9 mile run	Cross/Strength	5 mile run	14 mile run	Rest	Rest
23	3 mile run/Strength	10 mile run	Cross/Strength	5 mile run	20 mile run	Rest	Rest
24	3 mile run/Strength	8 mile run	Cross/Strength	4 mile run	12 mile run	Rest	Rest
25	4 mile run/Strength	6 mile run	Cross/Strength	3 mile run	8 mile run	Rest	Rest
26	4 mile run/Strength	7 mile run	Cross/Strength	4 mile run	10 mile run	Rest	Rest
27	3 mile run	4 mile run	Cross	2 mile run	Rest	Rest	MARATHON!

I will try to post something at least once a week, but hopefully more about my progress and how I am feeling about the training. I am super excited that I am doing this. Thanks for following along on my journey!