Jan 2, 2012

No post on 2012 NY's goals...

Something to keep in my journal: Running Tips from Women's Health (tips I'm taking away from the full 101)

(1) Accept the Challenge
(2) Aim to run 8-15 miles per week (Yikes!)
(3) Think in Minutes, not Miles
(4) GOOD Running Shoes - 400-500 miles - BIG and WIDE running shoes.
(5) Talk test
(6) Eat, if you feel like it.
(7) RELAX! Listen to the body.
(8) Make time.
(9) Run AGAINST traffic.
(10) Warm-up THEN stretch. #coldmuscles
(11) WATER (My favorite!)
(12) Set mantras. Set goals.
(13) "Like cross-training, 'cross-eating' adds needed variety to your diet--and life. Expand your nutritional repertoire by trying one new food each week." --Liz Applegate, Ph.D. (My Nutrition professor, YES! - awesome instructor)
(14) Train hills. And lean with it.
(15) Enter races.
(16) Stay slightly out of comfort.
(17) Pace. Better to run slower, than to run fast.
(18) Find a reason. Find a purpose.
(19) Train. Alone. With Someone, Anyone.

Things to Try:
- Three half mile repeats, at 5K pace, end with a recovery jog.
- Fartlek training
- Finish runs slightly faster.