October 31st, 2007
This morning I did my usual Wednesday morning workout: a 40-mile ride in my air bike. I am not a big fan of cycling, but my legs need a mid-week break so I hop on the bike and listen to music on my Zune (something I don’t do when I run). Even though it doesn’t seem like much of a workout (except when I crank up the tension), I do work up a good sweat on the air bike. Still, I would rather be running!
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 10/31/2007
- Time: 18:00:00
- Total Time: 1:03:20.00
- Distance: 40 miles
- Average Speed: 37.89 mph
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October 31st, 2007
Welcome to my new running blog. I thought I would start out with a post about why I run. Oh, let me count the reasons….
1) It’s good for my physical health
2) It’s good for my mental health
3) It makes me happy
4) It forces me to behave (you can’t go out boozing with your co-workers after work if you have to wake up at 4:30 a.m. the next day to run)
5) It allows me to fulfill my competitive spirit (I have already run in 18 races this year!)
6) It gives me time to sort out my thoughts
7) It gives me a chance to work toward a goal (right now my goal is running next year’s Boston Marathon in under 3:00)
I am sure if I sat here for awhile I could think of several more, but that’s a good start.
The next 6 months I will be using this blog to chronicle my efforts to run next year’s Boston Marathon in under 3 hours. This is a lofty goal for several reasons, mainly because my PR and BQ time was 3:19, so I will have the shave about 20 minutes off that time to break the magical 3-hour barrier. However, I am in much better shape now than I was then, and as recently as last Saturday I ran a sub-3-hour marathon equivalent time in the Lakefront Discovery Run 15K (59:26). So if I work my booty off the next 6 months, crossing the Boston finish line in under 3 hours is attainable. Wish me luck!
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