Steve finishing the Houston Marathon on January 13, 2008.
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Liz finishing the Houston Marathon on January 13, 2008.
Pictures from the 2008 Chevron Houston Marathon, 01/13/2008
T-shirts and such from the 2008 Chevron Houston Marathon, 01/13/2008
Marathon Tomorrow!
We went today and picked up our packets (bibs, t-shirts, etc.) at the Marathon Expo. Now it’s time to eat a high carb dinner and go to bed. We have had a pretty relaxing day and a relatively relaxing week, training-wise (which is the goal, according to the training program we’re using), so now we’re ready.
Beginning at 7am, ABC-13 in Houston is going to feature live coverage of the race. They are also going to show a finish line recap on Sunday night at 10:35pm. If you happen to be in Houston or get Houston TV, you could/should watch for us, if you were so inclined. Regardless of where you are, if you would like to watch us cross the finish line, check out the “live finish line cam.”
If you’re interested in the course we’ll be running, here is a map. If anybody would like to track our progress during the marathon, click here and fill out the necessary info. to receive e-mail/text messages as we cross various milestones along the course. Our last name, of course, is “Myles,” hah.
We want to again thank everybody for their support, both those who donated to the ACS on our behalf and those who have given us kind words of encouragement. We’ll be thinking of you as we run tomorrow.
T-minus Seven Days and Counting
The marathon is next Sunday, and we’re both excited. We did our last long training run today, 9 miles. That’s not that long, considering, but the program we’re doing calls for tapering off on the lengths of the runs in order to ensure that runners have adequate energy and rest before the marathon. This week, we have two three-mile runs and a three-mile walk; that’s probably going to be one of the hardest training days of all, I think, since now we’re used to running much greater distances than that; it will be hard to slow it down to a walk and not go very far.
We have to go pick up our race packets and our bibs on Friday or Saturday this week, then we’ll have fun at the Marathon Expo.
Thanks to everyone who has donated, we’ve brought in more than $1500 for the American Cancer Society. We really appreciate your support of us and of the ACS. (By the way, it’s not too late to donate if you’re so inclined.)
Liz came across this video the other day; it’s pretty inspiring, I think. It’s called “No Excuses,” and it’s about how there are, well, no real excuses for not doing something when you put your mind to it. It focuses on doing something physical, but this really applies in all areas of life. (Incidentally, it’s a Nike commercial. Nike may not be your favorite company, but the message is still good.) Check it out!
One week until the marathon!
New Shoes / Week #3
Training is going well. We’re still doing the program in the The Non-Runner’s Marathon Trainer
Yesterday, we bought new shoes. I got the New Balance 607 Shoes:
and Liz got the Asics Gel Kahana Trail Running Shoes:
Our new shoes are a lot more comfortable than the old ones (which were themselves very comfortable before we had run several hundred miles in them). The new ones are like running on clouds. Okay, not quite that comfortable, but they feel good.
This morning, we got up early and went to the park to do our long run for the week (7 miles this week). The run was fun and quick, and naturally, I stepped in dog poop in my brand new shoes. Why was it on the running trail? Oh well.
Pictures from the Watermill Express Kick-off 5K which began the 2008 Chevron Houston Marathon Training series, 09/20/2007
Marathon Training, Week #1
This week, we really started training. We’re using The Non-Runner’s Marathon Trainer
The 16-week program consists of four runs per week, two of them the same distance (Days 1 and 3) and the other two being longer (Day 2 is a longer run than Days 1 and 3, and Day 4 is the longest of all). The “long” run distances increase each week, and the other days’ distances increase periodically as well. The most that the plan ever has you run in a single day (until the marathon) is 18 miles, but the total that week is about 35 miles. The book recommends taking off the days before and after Day 4, so we’re going to do the long runs on Sunday and take off Saturday and Monday (with the exception of this week, since we started on Monday). Most weeks, we plan to run on Tuesday (Day 1), Thursday (Day 2), Friday (Day 3), and Sunday (Day 4).
Week 1 is 15 miles, total. Monday 9/17 we ran 3 miles, then 4 on Tuesday. Four miles is disproportionately harder to run than three. Today, we’re going to run in the Marathon Kickoff 5k that I mentioned previously, so that’ll be Day 3. Then it’s 5 miles on Sunday.
So far, so good. Time for some new shoes.
