Well now it’s time to get serious again. I’m going to be running The Colfax Marathon which is about 16 short weeks away. Although I have been running every week, I haven’t put in too many quality runs, and my diet and exercise regime has been pretty sad. So time to eat right, get more exercise, start my running program.
It looks like my hip problems are more about not stretching enough than anything else, so I will concentrate on stretching more and maybe even join a yoga class.
I also need to concentrate on exercising to build strength in my abs and my back. From all that I’ve read, building that core will help a runner significantly.
My diet is not all that bad, but I guess it could be better. I tend to eat way too much crap on the weekend, and then try and make up for it during the week. I think that once football season is over with, I’ll be better.
I went running the other night and the wind was so bad that at one point a gust of wind hit me and almost knocked me over. And it actually blew out one of the lenses from my brand new glasses! The wind must have blown it far away, because I could not even find it. Luckily, the eyeglass place replaced it for free.
I know that I will get in a few races before my marathon. Here’s a couple that I’m looking at;
Runnin’ of the Green Lucky 7K – March 16 – Downtown
Greenland Trail Run – 25K – April 19 -
I was diagnosed with MS about 6 years ago and I am one of the lucky ones. I don't have too many problems associated with it, and the disease has actually slowed down. I took up running 4 years ago just to see if I could do it. So far I've run 4 marathons in 2 years and 12 half marathons.