Racing myself.
written by Julie R. Neidlinger 4 comments link this postMy friend Molly regularly emails me with things like "I gotta go out and run seven miles" or "just got back from running six miles."
If I didn't like her so well, I'd just have to hate her.
She's training for the half-marathon in Fargo. She is awesome.
She convinced me (in a sort of "you're going to do this yes you are" way) that I should try my hand at the 5K (3.1 miles). It would be my first experience running with other people.
Anyway, today begins my "training" (ha ha) for the 5K which I will run the same day Molly runs the half and I will probably cross the finish line after Molly despite her running ten more miles than I.
I'm a slow, plodding runner.
I found some online training guides and put them into a Google calendar so I'd keep track of it. Today's training instructions will be easy -- it's less than I normally would do (just .5 miles and a fast walk after it). What was nice, as I started searching online looking for tips on training for a running event, was the realization that there are days when I don't run. I just figured you had to run yourself into the ground and for about a year, here, I was out running my piddly 1.25 miles every day. Which got old really, really fast and made me tired and dread it.
My little running efforts might be laughable to serious runners, but for a person who actually hates running, I think it's pretty decent. So. It begins in earnest. My race is against myself, really.
Go ahead. Train with me. It's all there, on the calendar.
Labels: friends, health, my life
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 3/04/2008 01:59:00 PM
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4 Comments:
Good luck with your training and the with the race. I tried cross-country in high school but came to the realization that I'm not built for running. I'm more of a pounder. So I have admiration for anyone who is able to run any distance race. I'll "train" with you in spirit.
By 
Rey, at
5/3/08 03:18
You go girl! Will you be needing oxygen support?
By Anna, at
5/3/08 12:15
I will be needing all kinds of support.
By Julie R. Neidlinger, at
5/3/08 12:55
Oh I so want to say something right now. But look at me holding my tongue.
And you asked me to run this with you. And I blew you off. I'm still blowing you off. Look at me blowing you off. How could I possibly train for this? How do YOU do it?
By girlfriday, at
5/3/08 21:04
