How I started

So, I believe I made it really clear that I was not a fan of running! How in the world do you start something you hate and are not very good at? To be honest... I have no clue! I think its one of those things you just have to make a decision you are going to do it. With me I had this 10 mile run in my future and there was no way I was going to pay the silly $25.00 and not do it. I paid the 25 dollars and went for it :) I think some people thought I should start with a smaller run. I think it would have made it easier to talk myself out of it. So here is my training schedule that I did to simply start running! Oh real quick, for those of you that don't know I have a few people in my family that have ran and walked some Marathons. My mom is a walker! Amazingly she can walk a marathon in 6hrs 15 min. My aunt and uncle are runners. They told me about this awesome thing called walk breaks! So I did some research and here is what worked for me: By the Way Sundays are REST days :)

Wk	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri	Sat
1	Run & Walk Run 1 min Walk 2 min Repeat 10X	Walk    Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk    Run 1 min    Walk 2 min     Repeat 10X	Walk      Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk     Run 1 min     Walk 2 min    Repeat 10X	Run & Walk     Run 1 min     Walk 2 min    Repeat 10X

Week 2

Wk	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri	Sat
2	Run & Walk Run 2 min Walk 1 min Repeat 10X	Walk    Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk    Run 3 min   Walk 1 min  Repeat 7X  Run 2 min	Walk    Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk   Run 4 min   Walk 1 min   Repeat 6X	Run & Walk     Run 4 min     Walk 1 min     Repeat 6X

Week 3

Wk	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thur	Fri	Sat
3	Run & Walk Run 5 min Walk 1 min Repeat 5X	Walk Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk    Run 5 min   Walk 1 min    Repeat 5X	Walk     Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk    Run 6 min    Walk 1 min   Repeat 4X   Run 2 min	Run & Walk     Run 6 min    Walk 1 min    Repeat 4X    Run 2 min

Week 4

Wk	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri	Sat
4	Run & Walk Run 8 min Walk 1 min Repeat 3X Run 3 min	Walk     Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk    Run 9 min   Walk 1 min    Repeat 3X	Walk Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk      Run 10 min     Walk 1 min     Repeat 2X      Run 8 min	Run & Walk         Run 11 min        Walk 1 min        Repeat 2X          Run 6 min

Week 5

Wk	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri	Sat
5	Run & Walk Run 12 min Walk 1 min Repeat 2X Run 4 min	Walk      Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk     Run 13 min    Walk 1 min    Repeat 2X     Run 2 min	Walk    Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk     Run 14 min   Walk 1 min   Repeat 2X	Run & Walk      Run 15 min     Walk 1 min      Run 14 min

Week 6

Wk	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri	Sat
6	Run & Walk Run 16 min Walk 1 min Run 13 min	Walk      Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk    Run 17 min    Walk 1 min    Run 12 min	Walk Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk    Run 18 min    Walk 1 min    Run 11 min	Run & Walk    Run 19 min    Walk 1 min     Run 10 min

Week 7

Wk	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri	Sat
7	Run & Walk Run 20 min Walk 1 min Run 9 min	Run & Walk     Run 20 min    Walk 1 min     Run 9 min	Run & Walk    Run 22 min    Walk 1 min     Run 7 min	Walk      Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk    Run 24 min    Walk 1 min   Run 5 min	Run & Walk    Run 26 min    Walk 1 min   Run 3 min

Week 8

Wk	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri	Sat
8	Run & Walk Run 27 min Walk 1 min Run 2 min	Walk    Run 20 min    Walk 1 min    Run 9 min	Run & Walk    Run 28 min   Walk 1 min    Run 1 min	Walk  Walk easy 30 min	Run & Walk     Run 29 min     Walk 1 min	Run & Walk     Run 30 min

I think I found this information when I started at runnersworld.com.    When I did this I really stuck to it. I did most of it on a treadmill, If I was going to go back and do it again I think I would have done it outside. But It worked. The nice thing about these walk breaks is they help keep your heart rate at the fat burning level. I didn't really pay to much attention to that when I started, maybe I should have.   I hope this helps you get started!