Attention everyone I have an announcement to make…. I, Michael Morgan Rinehimer, am now entered in the Dublin City Marathon to be run on October 19th 2007!! Always being a capable runner but inconsistent at best, I figured it was now or never. I have a great opportunity to train in the rolling hills of Ireland and not stress how I will fit it all into my busy schedule.
This is week 2 of my 16 week training schedule that I compiled from various online running sites. So far I have been running small distances but the big ones are not too far down the road, literally. Today was my longest run to date. I ran roughly 7 miles in 66 minutes keeping a good, steady pace throughout. I felt good and didn’t walk at all, which was a relief as last week I cut my run at little short to only 40 minutes when I was scheduled to have run closer to 50 minutes or 6 miles.
In case you were wondering the schedule is as follows. I run Monday Tuesday Wednesday with Wednesday becoming my big mid week run. Those runs top off at 10 miles. Thursday is an “off day” and Friday is my weekly big run when I will run a maximum of 20 miles. Saturday and Sunday are to be ”off days” as well but they recommend doing cross training as much as possible. I think I have the cross training thing covered with all the biking I do every day.
So I ask for your support and accountability and if anyone is so inclined I wouldn’t turn down having a cheering section on race day. Christina will be there of course (with signs and whistles, as she has warned me) but the more the merrier.
I will do my best to give weekly updates as to how the running is going and what local attraction or new site I have seen along my route (today it was a new golf course I never new existed, and to think its less than 7 miles away). Until then happy trails to you all.
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