Sunday, December 26, 2010

Week 2 Completed

End of week 2 and I'm at ~3 miles. Trying hard to follow the novice training schedule even though at this point it seems too easy. Everyone else who shows up to the group runs bangs out 6-12 miles, which seems a little overzealous to me... but what do I know about running anyway? Srsly, not much!
The day after Christmas run was cold and slippery, yet scenic along the Charles River while the snow was lightly falling. Tomorrow I have no choice but to hit the treadmill since the snow isn't going to let up.
Saw a PT for the 2nd time last week and he was happy with my progress. It was a relief since the first time I was in there he said I was weaker than a 6 year old. HA! Thanks a lot! Just trying to take some precaution to avoid the knee pain this go around.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

I decided to run the Boston Marathon...

I must be nuts!
A year ago I would have vomited at the thought of running 26.2 miles... ha, I would have had the same reaction to 5 miles!
Then I needed something... work was work, life was life... I had great friends and family, I lived in a great city... but nothing was challenging. So I decided to start waking up at 6am (okay, that was already a challenge) 4 days a week and trained for a half marathon.
The half was this past June and it went... okay. It was a hot day and the course was nothing. but. hills. My knee wanted to fall off and my time was not the best. Oh and I did it totally alone... that kind of sucked. =(
So, that experience wasn't the best.
Maybe going for something a little bit easier would have been the next move to make. Like a 5K or flat course half. But that's not a challenge.
I applied to run Boston, possibly one of the hardest marathons out there, train all winter in the freezing cold, and raise $4K for the Childrens Hospital.
This time I'm on a team, I have a great friend running with me, I have coaches and trainers. So, here goes something!
https://howtohelp.childrenshospital.org/bostonmarathon/pfp/?ID=fk0082