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Hello everyone.
I am a Wannabe that is for sure. Running a Marathon is something I've wanted to do for quite a long time. I am 35 years old, and I had let myself get out of shape pretty badly over the past 7 or 8 years. This past December, I stopped drinking sodas and tea, and switched to 95% water only(some juices). I've been working out every day of the week since Jan 1st. Most days it's just 20 minutes on my eliptical machine. Other days I try and go up to 45mins or so. Recently -- the past month or so -- I've been riding my bike once a week over 30+miles in an hour. My weight at the beginning of Jan was 241+ lbs. I am now down to 214. I'm feeling really good.
I have tried to incorporate running into my regime, but the problem is my Achilles heel. I injured it while playing basketball over a year ago, and while I went through therapy, it never quite healed it doesn't seem. I can go about 3 or 4 miles and it still bothers me sometimes, and when it does, I ease off of it. It nearly always hurts initially in the morning, but goes away and is fine after 20 or 30 mins. Am I just getting "old"?
I was thinking about starting the Schedule I training program. On Rest days, is it silly to ride a bike for short (4-6miles)? What type of cross training should one do, light weight weights?
I guess I should just get out there, start the schedule I and see how far I get on it huh? I hate the idea of rest days though, because I'm afraid I'll find some excuse to not continue on. That's why I've been working out every day so far this year.
Any suggestions?
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