I've been seriously training for the Shamrock 1/2 marathon now for about 3 weeks.
The first week back was rough. I was only able to run 2-3 miles before getting winded. Not to mention, my speeds were way down.
The next week was a little better. I found a website that let's you meetup with people who have similar interests. Interestingly enough its called MEETUP.com. I've connected with a group of runners who are of a similar pace and skill level. This definitely made a run on a cold night more fun.
Last week was a good building block. I was able to complete 4 miles without breathing too hard. I'm still a little behind in my pace. I'd like to be about 9:30 and right now we're at 9:45 - 10. It's ok, we are building and we are building together. Although, during our wednesday run, it rained very hard and became windy at our half way mark.
Last night, since I missed the weekend "LONG" run, I ran about 6 miles. I did well, but I'm not back to the shape I was in before the VULCAN 10K in November.
Check out my runs on NikePlus.com and TrailGuru.com.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The beginnings of this
For the past few months, I've been running. First off, I do not consider myself a runner, but my recent history would beg to differ.
This all started last year. A friend from Birmingham, Ash, told a few of us about his dreams to enter the Men's Health Urban-athalon. This would require a team of us to run 12 miles through Chicago and get by obstacle courses. Always wanting my friends to fulfill their dreams, I agreed to join him on this adventure.
Problem, I'd never run 2 miles, let alone 12. So, in July 2007, Ash, John and I began our training. We started slow. We started by using the Couch to 5K method of training. We soon were at the 5 K distance when Ash suggested running in the Retro 5K in Homewood, Alabama. We competed and performed miserably. That summer we competed 4 times total and then fell off the band wagon.
As this summer approached, Ash was determined not to fail. Again, I volunteered. This time, we ran six 5Ks in 8 weeks. We then set our sights on an 8K, which we accomplished. Then in October 2008, Ash ran a 10K. I competed and completed my first 10K in November 2008.
We now have our sights set on the Mercedes 1/2 Marathon in Birmingham, Alabama. We are also looking forward to the Shamrock 1/2 Marathon in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
This all started last year. A friend from Birmingham, Ash, told a few of us about his dreams to enter the Men's Health Urban-athalon. This would require a team of us to run 12 miles through Chicago and get by obstacle courses. Always wanting my friends to fulfill their dreams, I agreed to join him on this adventure.
Problem, I'd never run 2 miles, let alone 12. So, in July 2007, Ash, John and I began our training. We started slow. We started by using the Couch to 5K method of training. We soon were at the 5 K distance when Ash suggested running in the Retro 5K in Homewood, Alabama. We competed and performed miserably. That summer we competed 4 times total and then fell off the band wagon.
As this summer approached, Ash was determined not to fail. Again, I volunteered. This time, we ran six 5Ks in 8 weeks. We then set our sights on an 8K, which we accomplished. Then in October 2008, Ash ran a 10K. I competed and completed my first 10K in November 2008.
We now have our sights set on the Mercedes 1/2 Marathon in Birmingham, Alabama. We are also looking forward to the Shamrock 1/2 Marathon in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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