My brother, Jason, found out there is a half marathon in Atlanta over Thanksgiving this year and asked if I would run it with him. I looked up the course and it follows part of the Olympic marathon course run in 1996...which means there are hills. Those of you who know me and my running, know I absolutely despise running hills and pretty much only run them when I'm forced. Knowing this, I was not thrilled about the half marathon, however I think it would be fun to run a race with my brother. So this is my way of saying, it's time to get back in half marathon shape!
I have signed up for the Monument Avenue 10k in April. I ran this race for the first time 2 years ago in 1 hr 15 minutes. My goal is to complete it in the same amount of time...especially since I was coming back from an injury at the time. My "cherry on top" for the race would be to run it in under 60 minutes. I like to say 'go big or go home' so that's what I'm doing. After the race, I plan on concentrating on gradually adding mileage however concentrating on speed and the dreaded hill work. So, if you are in Atlanta and see Jason - be sure to ask him how his training for the half marathon is going. He also has no idea I'm blogging about him, so this should be fun. =) If you're in Richmond and want to go for a run or train for the 10k with me, or even run the race with me - lets do it! It's always more fun with friends! Grab your running shoes and start your adventure with me as I aim to get back in half marathon shape and absolutely DEMOLISH my previous half marathon time.
Elaine that is awesome! Please tell your parents and Jason I said hello! I am actually training for a full marathon here in Montana in July. It is a life goal of mine to run a marathon by the time I am 30, and so I thought I would make 2011 my year! I am planning on running a half marathon in Olympia, Washington in May as part of my training as well. I can not wait to read about your experience, and hope to trade motivation and training tips with each other.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Has your brother run a half marathon before? I'm enjoying reading your blog! I'm also bummed that I won't get to see you soon, but maybe sometime we can get together....
ReplyDeleteOn more running news, I have also been getting back into it after having Nora. I signed up for the Charlottesville Marathon on April 9, and hear its full of hills. The only reasoned I signed up for it was the date and I could stay with Rebecca. I'm pretty nervous about the hills myself, but hear they have changed the course a little to make it more level. Look at it this way, usually the more up hill you run, the more down hill you GET to run!