Determination and Focus!

Since Dam to Dam I haven't been doing so well. I bruised my right big toe and have now lost almost the entire toenail and it is a little sore. I have had a hard time getting out there lately with a lot of stuff going on. However, tomorrow is 16 weeks until the marathon and most training plans are 16 weeks, so I feel pretty good about getting back at it next week. I've got to plug away to accomplish this goal. I got a "new" training plan from www.marathonrookie.com - here is my new 16 week plan.

It's going to be a lot of hard work, but I am determined to do this and know that I can. I just have to stay focused!

Week 2 on Saturday I am running Midnight Madness in Ames - it's a 5K run in downtown Ames and is a lot of fun. That's a little "extra run" I'm throwing in there!

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Total
1	3	4	3	Rest	5	Rest	Rest	15
2	3	4	3	Rest	6	3.1 *	Rest	19.1
3	3	4	3	Rest	7	Rest	Rest	17
4	3	5	3	Rest	8	Rest	Rest	19
5	3	5	3	Rest	10	Rest	Rest	21
6	4	5	4	Rest	11	Rest	Rest	24
7	4	6	4	Rest	12	Rest	Rest	26
8	4	6	4	Rest	14	Rest	Rest	28
9	4	7	4	Rest	16	Rest	Rest	31
10	5	8	5	Rest	16	Rest	Rest	34
11	5	8	5	Rest	17	Rest	Rest	35
12	5	8	5	Rest	18	Rest	Rest	36
13	5	8	5	Rest	20	Rest	Rest	38
14	5	8	5	Rest	9	Rest	Rest	27
15	3	5	3	Rest	8	Rest	Rest	19
16	3	Rest	3	2	Rest	Rest	26.2	34.2
								423.3