I spotted a challenge on Twitter recently called Marathon Week. The goal is pretty simple: Do a marathon this week. I realize it doesn’t sound that simple when I say it that way, but the goal isn’t actually to run a marathon. It is to move yourself 26.2 miles (the length of a marathon) over the course of the week. Do this by running, walking, biking, swimming, whatever suits you.
Since this blog is based around the 21 days (or 3 weeks) concept, I’ve decided I am going to do 3 Marathon Weeks for this round of my 21 days. My main focus is biking, though I’ll probably supplement with some walking. If I get really crazy, I may throw in some running, even! We’ll see.
When you split out 26.2 miles over 7 days, it’s really not all that daunting. It averages out to less than 4 miles a day.
Here’s how my first week played out:
Day 1: 4.4 miles biking
Day 2: 1.8 miles biking
Day 3: 2.3 miles biking, 2.5 miles walking
Day 4: 2.3 miles biking
Day 5: 10 miles biking
Day 6: 1.8 miles biking (And I must admit: 100 miles driving.)
Day 7: 3.6 miles biking
Total biking: 26.2 miles, total walking: 2.5 miles. Total: 28.7 miles.
Success! I actually did a marathon of biking alone, and had a little extra with the walking I did one day. I’d been fairly successful avoiding driving all month, but Saturday we went down to Denver for Greta’s birthday, and I have a firm You Should Not Drive On Your Own Birthday rule, so I offered to drive.
I have a little marker board hanging on my wall, so I’ve decided to use it to keep track of this stuff. It’s hanging in a spot that’s very easy to see from where I sit and work all day, so it’s been good for motivation.
 Marathon Week 1 |