Woke up this morning and was a little sore. For a brief period thought about bagging the run, but it is only the second day, so that would not have been good. Figured I would just walk or something just to keep the legs moving. Turns out I was able to run. I’m sore as Hell now… but I did get a run in this morning.
Day -158
Woke up at 5:35am
Gym at 6:05am
Ran 2 miles in 24.30 min for a average mile of 12.15.
Time to go: [fergcorp_cdt_single date=”March 20, 2011, 6:35 am est”]
I think I have decided to run the NYC Half Marathon on March 20, 2011. I have 159 days to whip myself into shape. I have not yet “officially” entered my name into the lottery, but I have begun my training. It looked a little like this:
Okay… not really… but it was a TRAINING MONTAGE!
Day -159
Woke up at 5:45am
Gym at 6:00am
Ran 2 miles in 25.20 min for a average mile of 12.40.
Time to go: [fergcorp_cdt_single date=”March 20, 2011, 6:35 am est”]
Back in February I decided to start running. I found a program online that was a guide to going from a couch potato to running a 5K in 8 weeks. So, I tried to follow it as best I could. Eventually, I lost interest. But when the weather got nice I took to the open road and decided to see how far I could run…
Turns out, not that far.
However, after running fairly consistently, I got myself up to 3 miles (a 5K is 3.1M). As luck would have it, there was a 5K being run right near my house. How great was that? So, I signed up and ran. I did the 5K in 38 min. Not bad for a first timer. I finished 74th out of about 150. Below are some gross photos of the finish line.