Friday, March 7, 2008

Half Marathon Company

142 Days to go

The NYC Half Marathon is on July 27th. I've been (fairly consistently) "hitting the gym" Tuesdays and Thursdays after work, and I'm kind of beginning to feel the difference - not necessarily in the appearance of myself, but in the fact that I have been adding weight or amount of reps to my workout. Good sign.

I'm planning on integrating some running more and more frequently into my schedule. And just in time for that, I have a few people joining me on my quest for the NYC half!!

My wife, Jayne and my father in law, John are running as well!! It should be a great time training together and working toward a common goal. We've all committed (each) to raise $1000.00 for The Organization for Autism Awareness! This is great, and I am excited about getting going.

Thinking about a half marathon, in the wake of the 06 Steamtown marathon, the attempted 07 Chicago, and my recently completed 07 Philadelphia marathon seems like a very easily attainable run. I know 13.1 miles is still a lot, and it takes a lot to get there, but I've run 13 miles or more on multiple training runs, and twice a day during the marathons!! I think the excitement for the run comes from the fact that it is in NYC and that I will be running (once again) with my father in law, and for the first time with my wife!!

So, wish US luck as we train for July. And stay tuned for upcoming HUNT events (we're going to a HUNT for a Cure event in the city this weekend, in fact).

Run, RUn, RUN

-Tim