I was thinking about starting my blog after the new year, but there is no sense in waiting. It's so easy to say, "The diet starts tomorrow," or, "I'll run a little farther tomorrow to make up for today." Well today's the day! I have signed up for the Austin Marathon, taking place on February 20th, and I need to get serious.
Running for me is never about trying to beat the other guy or break records, rather it's about having fun, improving, and possibly inspiring others to hit the trail. When I run, I take in all of my surroundings, think about everything and everyone, and find peace.
The Austin Marathon will be my 3rd marathon to run in. The first marathon I ran was the Disney World Marathon, and I trained with Team in Training. TNT fully prepared me for my first of hopefully many marathons. I learned how important quality workouts (like interval runs, hill runs, and core workouts) are in order to be a great runner. I also learned how quantity runs (18 was our longest) really prepare you both mentally and physically for a marathon. My first marathon time was 5 hours and 2 minutes. Not a bad start.
My second marathon I ran was the Austin Marathon last Valentine's Day. I obviously love running and love my city! With this marathon, I did my training on my own. Someone once told me, "If you can run 13 miles, you can run a marathon." So on my own, I ran about 5 days a week, usually 4 days of 3 mile runs, and then a long run on Sundays. My longest run in preparation for my second marathon was 13 miles, and, as I was told, I was able to finish the Austin Marathon. My time improved to 4 hours and 54 minutes. Not a huge improvement, but I was so glad to finish faster then my first one.
For this marathon coming up in less then 2 months, I am again training on my own. My running goals are to run 4 miles at least 4 times a week, and run at least one long run (15 miles) in January. My blogging goals are to blog 26.2 times before February 20th. I know I can do it and I know it will take some time and effort, but this too shall happen!
Today I am off to run the hike and bike trail here in my hometown, McAllen, TX before heading back to Austin. My journey of 26.2 blogs will begin with a 4 mile jog (hey that kinda rhymes)!
Happy Running!
Running for me is never about trying to beat the other guy or break records, rather it's about having fun, improving, and possibly inspiring others to hit the trail. When I run, I take in all of my surroundings, think about everything and everyone, and find peace.
The Austin Marathon will be my 3rd marathon to run in. The first marathon I ran was the Disney World Marathon, and I trained with Team in Training. TNT fully prepared me for my first of hopefully many marathons. I learned how important quality workouts (like interval runs, hill runs, and core workouts) are in order to be a great runner. I also learned how quantity runs (18 was our longest) really prepare you both mentally and physically for a marathon. My first marathon time was 5 hours and 2 minutes. Not a bad start.
My second marathon I ran was the Austin Marathon last Valentine's Day. I obviously love running and love my city! With this marathon, I did my training on my own. Someone once told me, "If you can run 13 miles, you can run a marathon." So on my own, I ran about 5 days a week, usually 4 days of 3 mile runs, and then a long run on Sundays. My longest run in preparation for my second marathon was 13 miles, and, as I was told, I was able to finish the Austin Marathon. My time improved to 4 hours and 54 minutes. Not a huge improvement, but I was so glad to finish faster then my first one.
For this marathon coming up in less then 2 months, I am again training on my own. My running goals are to run 4 miles at least 4 times a week, and run at least one long run (15 miles) in January. My blogging goals are to blog 26.2 times before February 20th. I know I can do it and I know it will take some time and effort, but this too shall happen!
Today I am off to run the hike and bike trail here in my hometown, McAllen, TX before heading back to Austin. My journey of 26.2 blogs will begin with a 4 mile jog (hey that kinda rhymes)!
Happy Running!
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