{"id":36,"date":"2012-04-05T21:43:25","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T01:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.version09.net\/?p=36"},"modified":"2012-04-05T21:43:25","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T01:43:25","slug":"follow-up-to-my-ignite-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.version09.net\/?p=36","title":{"rendered":"Follow Up To My Ignite Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My Ignite Talk, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A0iaWVZkv9g&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Couch to 13.1: How an Out-of-Shape Nerd Completed a Half Marathon<\/a>, is now online. Here it is:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A0iaWVZkv9g\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now that I&#8217;ve been able to watch it, I&#8217;d like to add a few comments.<\/p>\n<p>First, it really was insane of me to decide to train for a half marathon after doing no running for 19 or so years. It&#8217;s absolutely possible, as I&#8217;ve proved, but it takes a lot of hard work, and a little bit of luck. If anything had sidetracked my training, like illness, an injury, or some other problem, I never would have been able to do it. It&#8217;s extreme, and if you want to start running with little or no previous experience, you don&#8217;t have to shoot for 13.1. Just training for a 5K will help get you in shape.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people seemed to balk at the idea of paying $100 for running shoes. If you&#8217;re just training for a 5K, you can probably get by with cheaper running shoes from a department store. You&#8217;ll need the really good ones for longer distances, though, and if you&#8217;re experiencing a lot of foot or ankle pain with the cheap shoes, you&#8217;ll really feel a difference if you upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>The app I mentioned, RunKeeper, can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/runkeeper.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Somebody asked for a copy of my training plan. Here it is. (Click on the image to expand it.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.version09.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/plan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37\" title=\"plan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.version09.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/plan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.version09.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/plan.jpg 788w, http:\/\/www.version09.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/plan-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Obviously, those are last year&#8217;s dates. I did make a slight variation to the plan. I had trouble running 4 times a week. It forced me to run on back-to-back days, and that was just a little too tough for me, so I dropped back to 3 runs per week after around week 10 or so. I do think that an experienced runner could start this program at around week 4 or 5 and still be OK.<\/p>\n<p>In case you were wondering about my weight, I got down to 181 by the time of the race. Over the holidays, I got back up to 185, and last time I checked, I was at 184. It&#8217;s still a little high for my height (5&#8242; 8&#8243;), but I do feel like at the very least, I&#8217;ve stopped it from going up. Running isn&#8217;t the best way to lose weight, but it can help. As long as I stick to running, I can, at the very least, avoid getting back up to 189 (or worse). I&#8217;ve also cut back on the Mountain Dew. My average consumption per day is less than 60 ounces, but unfortunately, it&#8217;s still greater than 0.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I didn&#8217;t realize until I watched the video that I really said &#8220;um&#8221; a lot during my talk. Sorry about that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Ignite Talk, Couch to 13.1: How an Out-of-Shape Nerd Completed a Half Marathon, is now online. Here it is: Now that I&#8217;ve been able to watch it, I&#8217;d like to add a few comments. 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