Yesterday Sarah, Cindi and I enjoyed the glories of Minnesota Indian Summer over an 10k run and walk. Thank you so much to Sarah and Cindi, I would have done my 10 repetitions and gone home. But, the fun conversations and great company kept me going!
Our little (but ever-growing) running group has had many conversations about committing ourselves to train for the Fargo Half Marathon in May. This is the week we are going to begin! We are slowly going to build our legs and lungs back up over the next eight weeks to run a solid 5k at the Resolution Run on New Years Eve. The following week we will begin one of John "The Penguin" Bingham's 1/2 marathon training programs.
If you don't know any thing about John Bingham, when he started running he was very overweight and he made small attainable goals for himself, such as "Run to the end of the block". Chris Hawkey read John's first book "Courage To Start" and it inspired him to run his first marathon. John's approach is to achieve your running goals and not injure yourself in the process. His nickname came from the when he was overweight he felt he looked like a Penguin.
I have Running for Mortals and Marathoning for Mortals and they are both excellent.
I will keep our training schedule posted and encourage you to join us.
Waddle on my friends,
Missy
"If you want to become the best runner you can be start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it." Priscilla Welch (masters marathon great)
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