Running...

Justin & I are well into our marathon training.  This week marks our 5th week of running with our groups to get ready for the big AT&T Marathon in downtown Austin on February 15th.  Justin will be running the full marathon again this year (26.2 miles), while I'm opting for the half marathon so I don't kill myself.  We'll also be running the 3M Half Marathon in Austin in January.  

We are both doing really well with our training & I seem to surprise myself more & more after each run.  I averaged 11:30 minute miles when I trained for & ran the 3M Half Marathon in 2006.  This past weekend, I ran 4 miles in 41 minutes -- a 10:20 pace.  I kept thinking that my watch was broken, but it wasn't!  I told Justin to look what happens after I push out a second child -- I got faster!  I told him imagine how fast I'd be after another kid or two!  He just laughed...and told me not to get my hopes up!  -ha-

If anyone has any dream of ever running a marathon or even a half marathon, I say GO FOR IT!  I never EVER imagined I'd be doing this (especially for a second time around!), and as most of you who know me already know, I'm not athletic whatsoever!  For some reason, running is one thing that I CAN do & it's actually pretty addicting after a while.  I've been getting up at 5:30 in the mornings to do my weekly runs before Justin leaves for work & it's so nice being out in the crisp air getting my exercise in before a lot of people are even awake!  

If you are interested in training for a marathon, I highly suggest the USA FIT training program.  Our group, Round Rock Fit, is a branch of the "mother" program & I owe all of my success to the group.  Check the out at www.roundrockfit.com.  It's awesome!