I will start with my run today! I have never been a winter runner, mainly because I dislike (or thought I did) the treadmill. I was wrong! I joined a local gym, and have been doing my runs on the treadmill, even the long ones. Today, however I ran my 8 mile run on a track. I am doing this run with a friend and she prefers running on a track so I decided to give it a try. I was apprehensive at first about the thought of running in circles, but to my surprise it was a a great change from the treadmill. It was a small track, 12 laps=1 mile, however I had my best run yet! I love my nikeplus SportBand, because it keeps track of my pace, miles, and every past run. There is a chip that goes in my shoe, and it corresponds to the watch. I know there are a lot of programs for your ipod as well, however I wear my ipod on my arm so the watch is easier to keep track of the pace and distance. I own this watch in grey and yellow, and it was $59 for both at Nike.
Today I ran 8 miles in 1 hr 10 min 00 sec.
I bought my running shoes at Hanson's Running Shop in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. I brought a old pair of shoes in and the running pro was able to look at my stride and pick out a few pairs he thought would fit my feet. I have always liked Nike running shoes, so I went for the Nike Zoom Structure Triax+ 14 Women's Running Shoe. They were $100 and I bought the Metallic Silver/Black-Wineberry-Dark Grey combination. I just checked online for them, and there is a new color that wasn't available when I purchased mine, which is Dark Grey/Vibrant Blue-Lime-Anthracite. I guess I'll just have to run 500 miles quickly in these so I can purchase another pair! (I believe that is what the running pro told me should be the limit of miles before switching). I can't recommend these to you, because I truly believe you need to be fitted for your own shoe, however here is the shoe I am currently running in on Nike.com.
I started running in high school. I joined the cross country team with a few friends as a freshman, mainly because I never played sports and wanted to do something active. I didn't love cross country, or running until maybe the end of my sophomore year. I was never a top runner, or never really tried, but I believe cross country was the start of a relationship with running that has lasted with me the last twelve years.
I am by no means a pro, and not pretending to be. In fact this is my first half marathon, which is why I thought it would be fun to start this blog! I have ran a few 5k and 10k's in the past, however never attempted a half.
My goal with this blog will be to track my progress, sign up for different runs, and try to incorporate strength training and other workouts to not get burnt out. I have always been active, but it's always been hard for me to lose weight and keep it off.
I always used to run in old gym shorts, dance pants and t-shirts. However I recently started spending the extra money and buying actual running clothes, and I do believe it makes a difference. I feel dry during the runs, which is a plus. I will also try to update the blog with new purchases, running outfits, etc.!
My favorite items currently include:
The Run: Inspire Crop in all black from lululemon.
For long runs however, I do prefer to run in shorts and I really like the Run: Speed Short from lululemon. I own them in this orange strip combination!
Well, it's Sunday night and I have to wake up for a long work week. Goodnight!
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