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Following the Jeff Galloway marathon training schedule has worked great for me, at least for this first week. On Sunday I ran 3.5 miles and walked .5 miles, on this Lucky Peak Sandy Point Route. The temperature on Sunday was 40 degrees F and wind was blowing at around 15MPH to the north. This made initial running pretty tough, but on the way back the wind was against my back so it made for easier running. Here’s some things that I noticed:

1. This program is designed for beginners, as several times I ran longer than the 30 minutes, and two days I went and lifted weights after running/walking.
2. Get a pair of shoes that fit and are comfortable. The first two days I ran/walked in shoes that I’ve had for about six month and they were pretty beat up and I started to notice that they were not very comfortable. I switched to a different pair of running shoes that I had sitting in my clothes. Problem solved.
3. When running in cold temperatures dress accordingly. For my outside Sunday run I wore a hat, a wind breaker, sweatpants, gloves and yellow safety glasses (they help block the wind from the eyes and thus prevent my eyes from tearing up).
4. I’ve only experienced pain at the back of my lower leg and after reviewing the anatomy of the lower leg, it looks like it’s the Soleus muscle. Which according to Cool Running, my remedy is: “Stretching is the main prescription here. Do wall pushups religiously — several times a day and especially before and after running.“.

Next week
I want to go to a sports shoe store and get some really good fitting shoes. And I’m actually looking forward to running more.