I'm in

So it is official. I registered for the Philadelphia Rock n Roll half marathon. The Chef is also doing it, so there should be good company for the run, assiming that I can keep up.

Have a 4m run in Central Park tomorrow morning, which should be a nice easy run. Aiming for a 9.30 pace, but curious to see how I tackle the hills and my pacing during mile 2 and mile 4. Noticed this nagging shoulder pain that always happens at the beginning of mile 2, and can't figure out why it keeps happening.

Looking to close out week 3 of my training on a good note and then see really allow this to take off during week 4. Will be posting details of my mileage and pace so you can review and comment as you see fit.

Also got some new Balega socks from Citysports (near Rockerfeller Center), so will be posting a review of them. Race report tomorrow . . . .

Weekend Run

So I did 6miles today. It was pretty intense and I woke up way too late. The plan was to wake up about 7am and get up before the sun came out, but I overslept and opened my eyes at 9

Stretched a bit and headed out with a bottle of Gatorade, and tried to make it happen. The sun was out in full blast and there was virtually no breeze. I struggled through most of it, but I like the route that I mapped out.

The only thing worrying me now is consistency as I need to be able to maintain a set pace from mile 2 or thereabouts and I seem to be allover the place

Well the plan is to get a running belt tomorrow after work from Citysports, probably something like this. Hopefully the runs during the week are a lot better. Might have to activate the virtual training partner on my Garmin to keep me on track

Wish me luck folks