It's official. My bib number is 3349!!! Pinal is 3350! We're ecstatic about solidifying our commitment! The registration is non-refundable so we're going to be there.
Today was 6 fantastic miles! It was a really great run. Irfan and I started out a little later than we would have liked, but the weather was perfect. I took my fuel belt for a test this morning too and it worked out wonderfully. It was very comfortable and I really liked having some water along the way.
What's a fuel belt? A Fuel Belt is actually a name brand, so maybe hydration belt would have been a better description. Either way, mine has four 8oz bottles on it and a nice pouch to carry my keys and snacks. I took only 1 bottle today, but I drank every bit by mile 5. Next time, I'll carry two bottles.
Next week, 7 miles! I can't wait until it's 10 or maybe 20 :)
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
The Most Common Question
It's interesting. Throughout the week I have told several other students that I'm running a marathon. Most are very encouraging, but it's always followed with one question. What's the farthest you have ever run before? 3.3 Miles! That's right, before last week that's the farthest I had ran. However, last Wednesday I ran 4 miles, as I did today, and on Saturday I completed 5 miles. This weekend it will be 6! So every week I'll be running farther than I ever have before. So keep that in mind while you are reading if you are saying to yourself that you could never run that far. Your mindset is what is standing in the way! Start with walking a few minutes every day and then build-up, lots of other people have.
On my run today, I was thinking about all the miles ahead of me, and I'm excited to think about the different places I will be during my training: Florida (obviously), Colorado, Alabama and probably Maryland too! I'll be traversing miles I've only breezed by in a car. By running these miles, I'll be able to see the beauty in the trees, the reflections in the water and all of nature's beauty I may have only glanced at before. This makes me very excited and I'm looking forward to each new run. And at the end is a beautiful reward, the ultimate experience, running the Golden Gate Bridge and accomplishing a personal goal.
May good fortune be with each of you as you pursue your own dreams and goals.
On my run today, I was thinking about all the miles ahead of me, and I'm excited to think about the different places I will be during my training: Florida (obviously), Colorado, Alabama and probably Maryland too! I'll be traversing miles I've only breezed by in a car. By running these miles, I'll be able to see the beauty in the trees, the reflections in the water and all of nature's beauty I may have only glanced at before. This makes me very excited and I'm looking forward to each new run. And at the end is a beautiful reward, the ultimate experience, running the Golden Gate Bridge and accomplishing a personal goal.
May good fortune be with each of you as you pursue your own dreams and goals.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Magic Mile
If you've checked out the training schedule on the right hand side, then you'll notice Monday I was suppose to run 3*. The * denotes a Magic Mile. I learned about magic miles from Jeff Galloway's training site. You start with a 1 mile warm up jog and then you run as hard as you can for 1 mile where you time yourself. By the end of the mile you should be so tired you couldn't possibly run another 100 yards at that pace. That mile is considered the magic mile. After completing this you run the remaining of your mileage for the day.
Why run magic miles? There is a formula used that predicts your marathon time based on your magic mile time.
Monday was my first one and it's the first time I've ran like that since maybe high school. My time was 8:54. Not the best, but I've left lots of room for improvement. I would like to think that over the course of training I can get that down to around 8:00. For now, my predicted finish time is 5hr 3min! That in itself is exciting for me.
If you want to look at other times, you can see the link "Magic Mile".
Why run magic miles? There is a formula used that predicts your marathon time based on your magic mile time.
Monday was my first one and it's the first time I've ran like that since maybe high school. My time was 8:54. Not the best, but I've left lots of room for improvement. I would like to think that over the course of training I can get that down to around 8:00. For now, my predicted finish time is 5hr 3min! That in itself is exciting for me.
If you want to look at other times, you can see the link "Magic Mile".
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Marathon Training
MK out for a run...really sums of my life right now. I'm running 4 days a week to train for the San Francisco Marathon. I have just completed my first official week of training. Yeah! Go Me!
For those of you who know me well, you know I have never been a runner. I've always wanted to be though, so I'm taking time to become one and hopefully a decent one over the next several months. If I'm not any good, that's fine; my goal is just to finish the race and if you are familiar with S.F. then you know I have chosen a challenging course.
Why S.F.? Well, I was going to wait and start training in the summer with Jeff Galloway's "Team in Training" but I couldn't wait. I wanted to get started now. S.F. worked out as the only big marathon that fit my training schedule.
How did I determine my schedule? A few weeks ago I went to Barnes & Noble and bought a book; it's the #1 recommened marathon training book on both Amazon and B&N. The book, The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer, by David Whitsett. It contains a 16 week schedule. So far I think it was a great choice; the content seems to be all encompassing and I think I can prepare myself well to complete my first marathon. I say first, because hopefully my experience will be so fantastic that I'll want to do a second and third and....
To join me on my personal adventure to achieve a goal I've always wanted is Irfan and Pinal. Most of you know Irfan is my fiance and some of you know Pinal, my fantastic homework buddy! She's much more than that, but grad school is where we met. She's now one of my marathoning buddies. The 3 of us provide lots of support for each other.
Hopefully you too will join me and support me on my journey to the finish line on July 29 in San Francisco!
For those of you who know me well, you know I have never been a runner. I've always wanted to be though, so I'm taking time to become one and hopefully a decent one over the next several months. If I'm not any good, that's fine; my goal is just to finish the race and if you are familiar with S.F. then you know I have chosen a challenging course.
Why S.F.? Well, I was going to wait and start training in the summer with Jeff Galloway's "Team in Training" but I couldn't wait. I wanted to get started now. S.F. worked out as the only big marathon that fit my training schedule.
How did I determine my schedule? A few weeks ago I went to Barnes & Noble and bought a book; it's the #1 recommened marathon training book on both Amazon and B&N. The book, The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer, by David Whitsett. It contains a 16 week schedule. So far I think it was a great choice; the content seems to be all encompassing and I think I can prepare myself well to complete my first marathon. I say first, because hopefully my experience will be so fantastic that I'll want to do a second and third and....
To join me on my personal adventure to achieve a goal I've always wanted is Irfan and Pinal. Most of you know Irfan is my fiance and some of you know Pinal, my fantastic homework buddy! She's much more than that, but grad school is where we met. She's now one of my marathoning buddies. The 3 of us provide lots of support for each other.
Hopefully you too will join me and support me on my journey to the finish line on July 29 in San Francisco!
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