With four days to go before my marathon training schedule begins I wanted to get a decent 5 mile run in. For any of you in the northeast you know it has been extremely cold lately. Tonight it was -2 degrees with the wind chill.
I felt pretty good for the first 3 miles. It was kinda like Rocky IV when Rocky was training out in the middle of the snow in Russia. I felt rad. After that though, when my eyelashes started freezing together, I starting thinking that it might be a good idea to curl up in a little ball and take a nap for a few minutes in a snow bank. I didn’t actually do it and made it home in one piece, but it was by far the most miserable run of the year.
DRAGO!!!
4.98 mi, 00:45:56, 9:13 pace
So its January and that means its time for me to start running again. The goal this year is to run a marathon. Since I don’t really use my website for anything, I think I’m going to use it to track my progress and training for the run. It should be exciting. I’ll try to update a couple of times a week (at first I’m thinking after every run, but I’m not sure I’m willing to commit to that yet) to let everyone know how I’m doing.
September 8th, 2008
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Last saturday me and couple friends participated in the Big Man Run XIII “The Omen” in Somerville, MA. It is a 4.8 mile run with 3 manditory aid stations at which you must eat a hot dog and drink a beer. This is why they call it “Big Man.” They even have weight classes that you compete in, as opposed to age groups like a normal race. The lowest weight class is 190-210 lbs. Anything below this is considered “Skinny” and you can compete, but you’re not allowed to win any prizes. Unfortunately, I fell into the Skinny category. During the weigh-in (yes, there is a weigh in at the beginning of the race), I was actually boo-ed for being under weight. I’ve never been so ashamed of myself. However, in the race itself I ended up doing pretty well. I came in 11th overall and 3rd in my weight group with a time of 43:04. It was a great time. If you can do it without puking, I recommend giving it a shot next year.
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