It has been a year since I last posted to this blog, but here i am again.
Last year quickly went to crap not long after I started this blog. My son was born and had some issues at birth that quickly consumed all of my free time. It was months before I even stepped foot on my treadmill again. Let alone getting outside and running. Then after about 6 months I started running again and quickly (as in a week) I injured myself.
After almost 6 months of basically no training i decided I could jump right back into running at the same pace I had been at before. Quickly leading to knee pain that got worse over time. So i ended up giving up for months longer. It wasn't until this summer that I felt well enough to start running again.
This time I was keeping myself safe! I started at about a mile and a half and slowly increased my mileage every week or two. I have been at it for about 3 months now and I am very proud of my progress thus far!
I usually only find time to run twice a week. Sometimes 3 or 4, but with work and my special needs child time is hard to come by. But in the past month alone I have increased my "normal" run from 3.75 miles to just over 7 miles. But its not just my distance that is improving. my speed is getting a little better and i am able to maintain my running for the large majority of each run. I only really stop for cars or stoplights. And those are pretty few in my area.
I wish I had gotten back on track sooner in the year so i could compete in a Marathon this year. But the two marathons I am interested in (Detroit and Chicago) are in less than 2 months and there is no way i will be ready by then. So 2013 it is! If i can keep up my current pace there is no reason I shouldn't be able to not only complete a marathon by then, but i should be able to compete to a reasonable degree. I don't plan on winning...or being even close, but somewhere in the middle of the pack would be awesome for a first timer if you ask me.
So you can expect to see more of me around this corner of the internet in coming months...
I'M BACK!
Last year quickly went to crap not long after I started this blog. My son was born and had some issues at birth that quickly consumed all of my free time. It was months before I even stepped foot on my treadmill again. Let alone getting outside and running. Then after about 6 months I started running again and quickly (as in a week) I injured myself.
After almost 6 months of basically no training i decided I could jump right back into running at the same pace I had been at before. Quickly leading to knee pain that got worse over time. So i ended up giving up for months longer. It wasn't until this summer that I felt well enough to start running again.
This time I was keeping myself safe! I started at about a mile and a half and slowly increased my mileage every week or two. I have been at it for about 3 months now and I am very proud of my progress thus far!
I usually only find time to run twice a week. Sometimes 3 or 4, but with work and my special needs child time is hard to come by. But in the past month alone I have increased my "normal" run from 3.75 miles to just over 7 miles. But its not just my distance that is improving. my speed is getting a little better and i am able to maintain my running for the large majority of each run. I only really stop for cars or stoplights. And those are pretty few in my area.
I wish I had gotten back on track sooner in the year so i could compete in a Marathon this year. But the two marathons I am interested in (Detroit and Chicago) are in less than 2 months and there is no way i will be ready by then. So 2013 it is! If i can keep up my current pace there is no reason I shouldn't be able to not only complete a marathon by then, but i should be able to compete to a reasonable degree. I don't plan on winning...or being even close, but somewhere in the middle of the pack would be awesome for a first timer if you ask me.
So you can expect to see more of me around this corner of the internet in coming months...
I'M BACK!
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