My Decision

I just got off the phone with my friend, Jon Baker, and I have decided to run a marathon.  We plan on running it together, but we will see what happens.  I am so out of shape and need to do something.  I weigh 210 pounds, and my body just wants to eat and eat.  I can probably put on 3-4 pounds a week easily.  If everything goes according to plan I will run the marathon the first week of April.  I found a schedule online that is for novices, and it has three days off, including Sunday. Sounds like the schedule for me:

26-Week Marathon Training Schedule

Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Total
1	Walk 20 min.	Rest	Walk 20 min.	Walk 20 min.	Rest	Walk 20 min.	Rest	80 min.
2	Run/Walk 20 min.	Rest	Run/Walk 20 min.	Run/Walk 20 min.	Rest	Run/Walk 20 min.	Rest	80 min.
3	Run/Walk 25 min.	Rest	Run/Walk 25 min.	Run/Walk 25 min.	Rest	Run/Walk 25 min.	Rest	100 min.
4	Run/Walk 30 min.	Rest	Run/Walk 30 min.	Run/Walk 30 min.	Rest	Run/Walk 30 min.	Rest	120 min.
5	Run/Walk 35 min.	Rest	Run/Walk 35 min.	Run/Walk 35 min.	Rest	Run/Walk 35 min.	Rest	140 min.
6	Run/Walk 35 min.	Rest	Run/Walk 35 min.	Run/Walk 35 min.	Rest	Run/Walk 35 min.	Rest	140 min.
7	Run 20 min.	Rest	Run 20 min.	Run 20 min.	Rest	Run 20 min.	Rest	80 min.
8	Run 25 min.	Rest	Run 25 min.	Run 25 min.	Rest	Run 25 min.	Rest	100 min.
9	Run 25 min.	Rest	Run 30 min.	Run 25 min.	Rest	Run 40 min.	Rest	120 min.
10	Run 25 min.	Rest	Run 20 min.	Run 25 min.	Rest	Run 30 min.	Rest	100 min.
11	3	Rest	4	3	Rest	5	Rest	15
12	3	Rest	4	3	Rest	6	Rest	16
13	3	Rest	4	3	Rest	7	Rest	17
14	3	Rest	5	3	Rest	8	Rest	19
15	3	Rest	5	3	Rest	10	Rest	21
16	4	Rest	5	4	Rest	11	Rest	24
17	4	Rest	6	4	Rest	12	Rest	26
18	4	Rest	6	4	Rest	14	Rest	28
19	4	Rest	7	4	Rest	16	Rest	31
20	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	16	Rest	34
21	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	17	Rest	35
22	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	18	Rest	36
23	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	20	Rest	38
24	5	Rest	8	5	Rest	9	Rest	27
25	3	Rest	5	3	Rest	8	Rest	19
26	3	Rest	3	Walk 2	Rest	26.2	Rest	34.2