Going for it
One of my life goals is to run a marathon. That's running for 26.2 miles, all at once, without stopping. In order to get ready for that, I'm doing this as well:
Austin Distance Challenge
I figure if I can do each of those, the marathon should be cake. I ran the first leg of the Distance Challenge this last weekend. Here are my results:
1:00:09
My goal was to knock 5 minutes off my time from the April 10K but I actually added about 30 seconds. I didn't even manage to break 1 hour. I'm gonna blame that damm heart problem I had (which has cleared up) on setting me back. I finished the April race with some energy to spare but I was about to pass out when I crossed the finish line this time. Even after eating some fruit and drinking some water, I had to sit down (or fall down). Oh well, my ultimate goal is to finish the marathon, this can just be a training run.
Speaking of training, I decided I might not be training correctly. I just go run, usually 5 miles Mon, Wed and Friday with a long run on Sunday. However, after my poor performance on Sunday, I started searching the web for a training program and found this one that fits for me.
Beginner Marathon Program
My macho pride was hurt by the term Beginner. "Hell", says I, "I've been running since before they invented shoes, how can I be a beginner?" Then I realized I am a beginner marathon runner since I've never actually done it and the longest run I've ever done was 10 miles. Anyway, it gave me what I need, a formula to build to a marathon on.
Anyway, I'm pumped. There's nothing like a firm plan and a goal to get you psyched.
If I can keep healthy, It's gonna be a good year.
Austin Distance Challenge
I figure if I can do each of those, the marathon should be cake. I ran the first leg of the Distance Challenge this last weekend. Here are my results:
1:00:09
My goal was to knock 5 minutes off my time from the April 10K but I actually added about 30 seconds. I didn't even manage to break 1 hour. I'm gonna blame that damm heart problem I had (which has cleared up) on setting me back. I finished the April race with some energy to spare but I was about to pass out when I crossed the finish line this time. Even after eating some fruit and drinking some water, I had to sit down (or fall down). Oh well, my ultimate goal is to finish the marathon, this can just be a training run.
Speaking of training, I decided I might not be training correctly. I just go run, usually 5 miles Mon, Wed and Friday with a long run on Sunday. However, after my poor performance on Sunday, I started searching the web for a training program and found this one that fits for me.
Beginner Marathon Program
My macho pride was hurt by the term Beginner. "Hell", says I, "I've been running since before they invented shoes, how can I be a beginner?" Then I realized I am a beginner marathon runner since I've never actually done it and the longest run I've ever done was 10 miles. Anyway, it gave me what I need, a formula to build to a marathon on.
Anyway, I'm pumped. There's nothing like a firm plan and a goal to get you psyched.
If I can keep healthy, It's gonna be a good year.
posted by Big Ed at 4:29 PM
2 Comments:
What is this?
When did they start spamming blogs?
I just got an email from my message boards saying that a new person registered for the boards.
I went to the admin panel and it was nobody I knew. They had listed some online poker place as their website.
That's pretty hardcore, creating a user account on some random message board just so you can post your website address as spam in your profile.
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