This summer my goal will be to publish!
hey thundara, how is the running going? I fell off the horse for a bit but I'm back up to about 7 miles. I have a 10 mile race in April that I have to be ready for. It's not so much the distance as it is that there is a HUGE hill on the course. Anyways, hope it's going well.
It's going well. I've found a route that runs about 7 miles and have been doing it 3x a week. The beginning of it involves climbing a massive hill, so I've been practicing running on the balls of my feet more. Hoping to do a marathon next month, but need to work out the details. Thanks for checking in though, glad to hear that you're still doing it. It's definitely made my life a lot happier.
Looks like a beautiful trail. It's always nice when the hills are at the beginning imo. Sometimes when you know you have a hill at the end it can "get in your head" a bit. Are you running in a full marathon or a half? I've never run further than 13.2 miles. A full marathon is the ultimate goal for me, I just need to pick a race and put together a training schedule. I have this thought that "Marathons" would be a cool thing to plan a trip around, but then I could be wrong about that. It's nice to be able to eat and drink whatever you'd like when you are traveling. Also, it's important to get good sleep. What marathon are you considering? Also, did you see the running video steve put together? I thought he did a nice job and actually find it to be pretty motivating. Here it is Happy trails!
It'd be a full one, did a half marathon last October, then got sick almost immediately afterwards and spent two weeks without exercise having difficulty breathing and eating (And learned that I'm allergic to amoxillin!). Hoping to run a marathon in Oakland, assuming I can find time to push myself a bit more and get used to longer distances. Right now I'm mostly being set back by sickness and work. Neat video, lots of good content in there that I definitely agree with!
unsolicited advice #1: If you're serious about running, I'd suggest signing up for some races. They are a good way to keep you focused towards a goal and a date. Perhaps a 5k to start. They're a lot of fun and pretty inexpensive. -The great part of running as a sport -cheap. unsolicited advice #2: I run 3 times a week: first run 3 miles(ish), skip day, second run 3 miles(ish), skip day, weekend long run - 5-8miles(ish) unsolicited advice #3: Find a run partner that will hold you accountable to go, preferably someone better at running than you. [edit] And best of luck with getting published! That's an amazing goal to set. Make it happen.