I kept asking myself that today as I ran my 2.64 miles. Forest Gump ran across this great country 5 times. I was just running 2.64 miles. Man, Forest Gump was a heck of an athlete. Then I come across this: Guy to Recreate Forest Gump Run. Really? This guy is going to run from California to Maine? I tip my hat to this guy. 30 miles per day for 100 days. Ouch. And yes, he will be in Kansas at some point on the "jog". Project Gump is where you can get more information about him and his "jog".
Soreness: Some of you might have seen my Daily Mile updates. One issue I am having is getting my legs to go longer distances. My lungs are having no problem. I'm not out of breath when I run. My legs though are killing me. My knees hated me today. My quads, when I run, are hating me about a mile into any run. I'm guessing this will get better over time. I hope. Andrea, I did try to keep my arms moving faster. It did help.
Treadmill running: I still haven't tried this yet. I'm not sure I will????? I use Plot A Route to mark my routes before I run to give me an estimate on how far my run will take me. I like to run in a circle. I hate going back over a road I just ran down. I will probably just use Plot A Route when I'm in a hotel to map out runs in strange cities. Probably will end up in Compton by accident.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
first big race.....
I ran the Prairie Fire Marathon 5K this past Sunday. it was my first real big race. I've done three other 5K's before (only ran two due to one being canceled for weather). but those only had about 100-400 runners. but Sunday's race had, if you added all the runners from the different races, over 3,000 runners I'm guessing. it was crazy seeing that many people run. crazy seeing an event this big and being apart of it. from all the people watching on the sidewalks, to the food, to the vendors, to the music, it was awesome to see. those who put on the Prairie Fire Marathon races are great at what they do. and all the volunteers, I can't thank them enough. they all had smiles on their faces. I cannot wait for the Fall race.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Run Justin Run.....
no we are not talking about politics this time. we are talking about actual running. moving your legs in a fast motion for a long period of time. we are talking about running 13.1 miles all at once. no breaks. no stops. not spread over a few days. hopefully all done in two hours or less.
some of you have seen I applied to the Prairie Fire Marathon (PFM) Local Joe's program. they had 55 applications I believe and I was one of 9 they picked. not sure why they picked me. maybe my constant nagging of asking them when they were going to open up applications or when they were going to announce the "winners". whatever the reason was, I'm happy they did pick me.
if you don't know what the local joe's program is, well here we go: we are a mix of people who want to run a marathon or half-marathon. some of us are experienced runners who have done multiple marathons. some of us have never run before. some of us, like me, have ran off and on in the past but want to get serious. PFM pays for race entrance into the Fall PFM races. Go Run Wichita, now Fleet Feet Sports, pays for and does our Start to Finish training. we are asked to blog, tweet, Facebook all of our training. heck, some of you have probably already seen my posts from the last week, as I have started my training early. there will probably be some other requirements that I am either forgetting or don't know about.
many have asked me why did I sign-up for this adventure. easy: I have a life goal (I hate the term bucket list) to finish a marathon. call me crazy right? I need a push to do things. I don't do most things on my own. something has to force me to do things that I really don't like doing. running is one of those things. this program will force me to train and get closer to my goal of doing a marathon. wait, closer? yes, I am only doing a half-marathon this year. I thought about going all out and doing the full, but not sure that is the smartest thing to do. so the Fall PFM in 2016 is my goal to do my marathon.
so follow me on Facebook, twitter, Instagram and this blog. and as you might have noticed, i'm no Stephen King, so my writing and use of the English language won't blow you away.
some of you have seen I applied to the Prairie Fire Marathon (PFM) Local Joe's program. they had 55 applications I believe and I was one of 9 they picked. not sure why they picked me. maybe my constant nagging of asking them when they were going to open up applications or when they were going to announce the "winners". whatever the reason was, I'm happy they did pick me.
if you don't know what the local joe's program is, well here we go: we are a mix of people who want to run a marathon or half-marathon. some of us are experienced runners who have done multiple marathons. some of us have never run before. some of us, like me, have ran off and on in the past but want to get serious. PFM pays for race entrance into the Fall PFM races. Go Run Wichita, now Fleet Feet Sports, pays for and does our Start to Finish training. we are asked to blog, tweet, Facebook all of our training. heck, some of you have probably already seen my posts from the last week, as I have started my training early. there will probably be some other requirements that I am either forgetting or don't know about.
many have asked me why did I sign-up for this adventure. easy: I have a life goal (I hate the term bucket list) to finish a marathon. call me crazy right? I need a push to do things. I don't do most things on my own. something has to force me to do things that I really don't like doing. running is one of those things. this program will force me to train and get closer to my goal of doing a marathon. wait, closer? yes, I am only doing a half-marathon this year. I thought about going all out and doing the full, but not sure that is the smartest thing to do. so the Fall PFM in 2016 is my goal to do my marathon.
so follow me on Facebook, twitter, Instagram and this blog. and as you might have noticed, i'm no Stephen King, so my writing and use of the English language won't blow you away.
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