First Day of Training
Welcome to my running diary! Here you'll find updates on my training, mileage, and any other crazy facts I feel like sharing with you.
First, let me introduce you to my friend, Frank, who has kept me company on my 5K whims, and who created RunIrisRun.com! This picture was taken after the Herndon Sunrise 5k at Starbucks, of course!!!
Today was the first day of training for the AIDS marathon. I was really nervous leaving this morning, but after meeting several great people who were there to share a common goal, I was convinced I'd made the right decision to join a Team in Training event. We did a 3.5 mile timed "slow" run (timed and slow do not seem compatible, do they?), and were placed in our pace groups. Every Saturday, we'll run together in our groups, gradually increasing the distance. Next week, we'll be heading out for our first 4 mile run together.
Before I leave, I thought I'd share a couple of pictures from Girls Empowerment Weekend! We headed to Virginia Beach for the Rock "n" Roll half marathon. See you next week!
6 Comments:
Yay for everyone that finished the half marathon! you girls ROCK :)
~melissa
Woo Hoo Iris !!! You Rock!
- Frank
I am very impressed that you completed the half marathon!!! Your enthusiasm for running is the reason that I have decided to train for a half marathon too. Keep on running!!!
Michele
Yay!!! Go Iris! I'm so proud of you for taking your training another step and doing this marathon! You're going to be great!
:)
Katie
Hey Iris! Just wanted to let you know how proud and excited I am for you! This is a cool website, Ill be checking up on you frequently!
Your going to be great!
Kai
Iris! I'm sooo proud of you. Running can be such a demanding endeavor for the body, and requires a great deal of "mind over matter" if you will. A marathon?! Whew, woman...you go! So great to see Frank on the site too! Word up, Frankie Boy!
p.s.: check out those sexy get-away sticks!
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