18 Week Marathon Training

Well, it's getting to be that time of the year where I'm about to turn up the heat for a full marathon in Green Bay, Wisconsin on May 16th (I think.. if that's a Sunday). Either way, business is about to pick up since I have my training picked out thanks to halhigdon.com! That's the same site I used for my half marathons, of course, now I get Runner's World magazine and I take workouts out of there from time to time and replace them with workouts that ol' Hal has me doing. It's a good mix, one that I've grown fond of and that's why I'm sticking with what works for my first full.
Onto a few of my training thoughts though. The first concern is naturally health; my knee has been hit or miss since this summer with some chondro menatia (spelling) and maybe tendinitis and who knows what else. I was supposed to have a PT look at it today, but I didn't have to go to work so I didn't see him. I'm waiting to hear back before I really decide to bust tail or how this training is going to go. Naturally, I did the next best thing today. Sit ups and push ups. Now, I've been trying to do these for years; never got consistent at them. I've made 13 New Year's Resolutions and a promise to myself every single morning that today will be the day I start doing them before and after school. Wrong. I've never managed to do them, still... but today, I had the day off and I ripped off 100 of each. It's not a big amount right now, and I'm not pretending that it is, but for somebody that is trying to get into a flow of doing them.. 100 of each before 4 is a big deal. The tricky part is doing another 100 before bed tonight and then gradually working my way up.
There is no fear here, I have a plan in case I can't start running right away again (pending what the PT says I might get it looked at more seriously). I will do some stuff off the TV or biking or an eliptical or whatever I can do to start to get into good shape for when I can run. If it's not surgery; I'm not worried. This also gives me a good chance to work on my flexibility and core, so when I do start to train hard I'll be ready to roll.
When I've got so much to run for; I'm not going to let a minor injury change what I'm doing or the reason I'm running. I'm running for a reason... I'm running for those that can't! Help me fund research for MDA!

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