I was looking forward to trying that for the first time in May, but that's pretty much not gonna happen now. Maybe by the end of the year *crosses fingers*
Originally posted by LoudMusic I've just started training again for 5K road races. There are two in about two months that I have a good shot at winning. I also ride my bike and I'll be going to the gym again soon.
A friend of mine has talked me into running a half marathon and a mini-triathalon as well. Those aren't until mid summer though.
I've only just started running (just over two months) and I'm considering a half marathon in late May. The real race I want to run in is the City to Surf in August, but this might be a good start (and if I run the first 15km in a half decent time I start with the lead group).
My fitness was very good prior thanks to bike riding and swimming, so I've come up to speed pretty quickly - I covered 14.4 km this morning and am covering around 20 - 25km a week.
I'm managing the distances pretty comfortably (if somewhat slowly - I run at around 12kmh, in what must be a pretty painful to watch shuffling gait).
It's certainly been interesting - I've now learned to shut off my internal dialogue as I run, so it's quite stress relieving. I was also surprised at the difference a really good pair of shoes makes. I bought a pair of Asics Kayanos and they're very easy on my feet and knees,which were two things I was pretty concerned about.
It'll wear ya out in no time...
