I'm not a runner, but I'm going to pretend.

I'm transplanting this from my old/regular blog from PA school so that I have my own separate running blog. Woot.

Monday, December 7, 2009

I'm not a runner, but I'm going to pretend.

I've decided to keep a running/training blog. I've registered for my first half-marathon. The longest distance I've run todate in a race is a 5k. The longest distance I've run... ever is maybe 4 miles. And the term running is used very loosely. So this will be interesting.

The half I've registered for is this one --http://www.500festival.com/marathon/

Throughout this training I will also be cross-training with swimming and cycling in an attempt to prepare for next tri-season. I would like to be able to do this onehttp://www.racepensacola.com/2010BoldEagleTriathlon.html in April; however, it is significantly longer than the one I did this past year... hence the need for training.

I'm blogging in an attempt to self-motivate and be able to track my progress, as well as factors that may influence my workouts (weather, food, time of day?). We'll see what happens.

So here I am, on my way. Tomorrow begins Day One. Unless you count today... since I've decided Mondays are rest days. In that case-- tomorrow begins Day Two. Already conquered day one. :)

And here's my motivation for the day (from Runners magazine):

Run Like a Dog

"My dog, a shepherd mix named Cooper, doesn't care where we are or what time of day it is, or even what the weather is like. He doesn't know what his resting heart rate is and rarely bothers to wear a watch. He just loves to run. And every time he does, his face and his body telegraph one simple message: This. Is. AWESOME. I'm runningrunningrunningrunning!