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Welcome to the joy (and sometimes misery) of runni...

2006-07-22T06:04:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the joy (and sometimes misery) of running.

There is definately a difference between running on the treadmill and pavement; the treadmill is far easier. Also, don't pay too much attention to the distance readings on the treadmill (they are usuaually not accurate).

Though my distance training has been an on again, off again proposition, my suggestion to you for the 10K would be to join a running group through a local running store.

Also: the internet (check out Runner's World) is a great resource for weekly training plans.

The shirt is cute - I'd love to have one, except n...

2006-07-21T22:08:00.000-04:00

The shirt is cute - I'd love to have one, except no one would see it on a run! ;-p But I, too, love the running community.

I'm with Annette on times - I don't include the first 1/4 mile/4 minutes in my times. And today was one of my real "strong" finishes! It is so awesome.

I hear you about competing with yourself. I do th...

2006-07-21T12:06:00.000-04:00

I hear you about competing with yourself. I do the same. By the way, I never include my warm up/cool down in the pace - it doesn't count in my book. :)

Thanks for visiting my blog again. R2P is Mt. Rainier to Pacific - an 11 person relay with 3 legs per person from Mt. Rainier (WA) area to the Pacific Ocean. Lots of fun and little to no sleep. :)