What I've Learned About Running In One Year
A year ago today I started the mammoth undertaking of training for a HALF MARATHON with my friend and ex-running partner Meagan. I vividly recall “running” down the strip in Venice and BARELY making the mile mark. That was it for the day. I also remember thinking once we were done that I was NEVER going to be able to do 13 let alone 13.1. Since then, I’ve run 4 half marathons, my first full marathon and am training for two more halves before the end of the year. So what have I learned?
1) Twitter is Awesome - I would be nowhere without a lot of the amazing athletes I’ve met via twitter and have had the great luck to met in person at some of my races (hello why do you think I even continue to race?)
2) Every Mile is An Accomplishment - that whole run your race crap… after the LA Marathon I couldn’t run for a month and a half. I went from a 9 min/mile to a whopping 14… still working on that one.
3) Run Your Race - I shied away from admitting how much I love the middle of the pack distance because maybe it meant that I wasn’t a real runner. But then again, those guys who win the medals at the Olympics for the whatever meter dash… you don’t usually see them winning any marathons. 13.1 it is!
4) I have miles to go before I sleep. I don’t have any particular goals except to get faster and best myself other than that, who knows but I don’t see an end to what I’m doing now which is good.
Today I’ll be celebrating by running with the LAist crew at the Nike Human Race LA starting at MIDNIGHT. Geez.
