nothing tastes better than slim

ninetydays:

I’ve decided to start a training program for a half-marathon race. I signed up for the NYC Half-Marathon lottery last week and I want to make sure that I’m prepared, just in case. A training program will not only help keep me motivated, it will keep me goal oriented so I don’t fall into a rut and get sloppy with my runs.

Taking the advice of a friend and fellow runner, I’m going to be using one of Hal Higdon’s training schedules (the half-novice to be exact) to get ready.

But since I am trying to accomplish more than just finishing a half-marathon (not like that’s an easy task!), I’m going to ramp up his schedule just a little bit. Hal only calls for two days of strength training a week…I’m going to bump it up to three. I know that adding more muscle to a runner’s body will slow that body down, but I don’t have a runner’s body…yet. I am more interested in losing weight than I am in finishing a race a few minutes faster.

Right now my goal is just to be able to finish a half-marathon. And my buddy Hal is going to help me do it.

Congrats on signing up! That’s awesome!

I ran the race last august (omg so hot) and am jealous that you’re running it this year (fingers crossed!). I did my first half in the fall of 2008 using hal’s novice plan and did great!

Just this morning I realized my half is less than three months away as I’m signed up for a Chilly Half marathon on March 7th. Oy. I guess that means I have to start training too!