Marathon!
I did it! I registered for the National Marathon. On March 20th I will be running with 12,000 other marathoners and half marathoners, hopefully crossing the finish line in one piece. I’ve got a lot to learn about marathoning in the meantime, which is why it’s a good thing that I have six months to learn all I can.
I’ll be using this training plan from Runners World, and I think I’m going to aim for an average of 10:00 miles (4:22 marathon). But I’ll be happy just to finish :) I’m very excited and I’m looking forward to the training. The first thing I need to find out is what my mileage should be before the 16 week training period begins. It looks like there are some great books out there – if I find any particularly useful ones I’ll post them here.
162 days to go!
Join this undergrad with a passion for running and triathlon as she navigates her way through training and life at UVA.
Mr Dude
6 Oct, 2009
Way to go Kate! We are proud of you and wish you good luck. :)
Ivan
19 Nov, 2009
I’m registered for the same race, but I opted for the 16-week training program since I plan to pig out at Thanksgiving!
Good luck. I’m following your blog as motivation.
Kate McDowell
20 Nov, 2009
Pigging out on Thanksgiving is definitely part of my training plan as well. Luckily there’s a local turkey trot 10k, so I won’t feel quite so guilty about digging in! Have you run the National Marathon before?