So I decided to create this blog to record my workouts and to save sites that I find on the net...it's sort of weird writing to a machine but whatever...I consider this my personal online notebook and I'm probably going to be the one who reads it the most...
I took today off from all activity. Normally I would be hitting the gym to lift. Instead I have been reading a lot on running and trying to decide what schedule I want to follow. I plan to follow the one I have been following...running 4 days a week and lifting 3, with one rest day in between. After 6 weeks I plan to run more days and more mileage-I'm going to use a half-marathon training schedule. November will be my first race - it will be a 5k with hills (http://races.zoomarun.com/atlanta.html). I have already incorporated hills into my running. I live around several. I wish to be back in PA because there is no end to hills and mountains and where I'm from would be the perfect place to train. But I have to make do with what I have now. So far the temps down this way aren't too out of control but I'm waiting...I'll probably have to train very early and late once they do soar. And they will.
I'm stoked to have 4 routes (plus the gym) to run around here. I love running trails but plan to do a lot of running on cement to get my legs adjusted to the extra stress...I ran a new route yesterday and LOVED it. I believe it is a total of 12 miles. I have been driving around with the car to get accurate mileage of each path that I run.
I ran 3 miles yesterday in 20 minutes (it could have been a bit less.) And I'm stoked on that. I'm not a newbie to running but I am to races and training for them. I'm ready for the ups and downs and I def have a lot of training ahead of me. I'm thinking it might be a better idea to run a marathon fall 09. I'll have to see where I'm at this fall and decide later. I've been reading that it is best to do it after a year of training and running smaller races. We'll see. I still have to write Survival International to see if I can run for them...
