The First & Second Run

After a few weeks of everyone at the office trying to talk me into doing an event with Team In Training, I finally decided to do the Dallas Half Marathon in November with my co-worker, Susan. My goals are to run 13.1 miles without stopping and to raise at least $1,800 by the beginning of November.

Last Wednesday Susan and I completed our first run at lunch, and overall, it went pretty well. We ran about 1.5 miles total, running 1 mile without stopping (which was a big deal for me!)

The run was short and sweet, and the next day I was feeling it in my legs! We decided to take it easy for the rest of the week and promised to pick it up on Monday. Another goal is to stay healthy and injury-free, so we didn't want to push it too hard at first.

So Monday (yesterday), Susan and I brought our running clothes to work and set off on another running adventure. This time, however, work duties had pushed our run into the afternoon. We set off at 4 p.m., and about half a mile into it, I thought I was going to pass out. We only made it about 1.2 miles, but Susan encouragingly said it was 1.5. Apparently the heat, sun and humidity add to the joys of running. So, from now on we are going to run in the mornings, much to the chagrin of our co-workers. It's ok, we embrace our post-run stinkiness.