Thread: New start!

Today I have started my keep fit campaign - I had a 20 minute jog (well, jog then walk then jog then walk) then I did 30 mins on the Wii and I am monitiring everything I eat - summer is approaching and its time to shift the winter layers (fat layers!) - one of the guys I work with has asked me to do a 10K marathon in July - tempted..anyone else done a marathon and how do I train for it???

A 10k is 6.2 miles. So you have plenty of time to prepare. But you'll have to be diligent until then.
I've done tons of 5ks, 10ks, trail races, even did a brutal 25k trail race/backcountry hike thing last year. (it was awful, but I love it)

If you're just new to running, you're doing the right thing by walk/jog. But since you're training for a race you're going to have to push yourself a bit more in the next several weeks.

Try to make the goal this month to be able to jog for a full 30 minutes without walking. Even if you go slow, that's ok. But try to get to a point where you can go for 1/2 hour without walking. Try to get at least 4-5 runs in a week too. Maybe every third week, take a little break and only run 3 times.