In less than two weeks I'll be completing my first 10-K (well, as long as I don't end up wimping out). Last night I just did a quick 2 miles to keep my muscles loose. Tomorrow I'm going to try to run 7 miles and according to the Runners World training plan I've been following for months I should be doing 10 miles on Sunday. I'm not sure if that's too smart considering that's 1 week before the race and the most I have done is 9.25 miles. More experienced runners, what are your thoughts? Will this 10-miler help or hinder? I was considering just doing a 10-K for prep.
I also realized that as the weather cools, I need to get some more fall/winter running gear. I'm good with a windbreaker and a jacket, but I only have 3 long-sleeved shirts and 2 pairs of tights. I loathe laundry, so I think I need to stack my Christmas list with running gear. Headlining that last is a Garmin! My Nike ipod chip is nice and all, but I want to get all teched out about my running.
What's on your running holiday wish list?
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Inaugural Running Post!
Hello my fellow runners! I have been reading running blogs of many of you for several months now, and from all the inspiration I was able to draw from many bloggers out there, I wanted to (hopefully) give a little of that inspiration back to the running community.
I've been running for about a year now, but I am NOT one of those success stories you read about in Runners World where I miraculously trained for three months and then qualified for the Boston Marathon during my very first marathon. I am a beginner, and I haven't even run a marathon yet! I've been a 5K-er, and I am signed up for my first 10-K at Giralda Farms in New Jersey on Nov. 14. Fingers crossed I actually finish!
As I've been running more, I found so much comfort and support in reading about other beginning runners. The two ladies whose blogs I frequent are Christina from Lace it Up and run and MJ from Girl Running. Since they have been so kind to share their half-marathon journeys, I'm hoping to do the same.
Oh, and one last thing. I am not shy about complaining about my runs, be it the weather on the run, my slowness--you name it, I'll tell you about it:)
XOXO,
Cheryl
I've been running for about a year now, but I am NOT one of those success stories you read about in Runners World where I miraculously trained for three months and then qualified for the Boston Marathon during my very first marathon. I am a beginner, and I haven't even run a marathon yet! I've been a 5K-er, and I am signed up for my first 10-K at Giralda Farms in New Jersey on Nov. 14. Fingers crossed I actually finish!
As I've been running more, I found so much comfort and support in reading about other beginning runners. The two ladies whose blogs I frequent are Christina from Lace it Up and run and MJ from Girl Running. Since they have been so kind to share their half-marathon journeys, I'm hoping to do the same.
Oh, and one last thing. I am not shy about complaining about my runs, be it the weather on the run, my slowness--you name it, I'll tell you about it:)
XOXO,
Cheryl
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