One step at a time... for hours at a time :)

[alexr_rwx]

So I've been working up my mileage, running-wise. And it just hit me: less than a month left before the marathon! I know I can do it now -- my stride has improved a lot. Garrett lomonthang had related that our friend Matt Katz yourusername from highschool thought me pretty likely to injure myself, trying to go this far (I've been known to bounce a lot, running) but I feel a lot smoother now. So I think, this weekend, I'ma try to go out to Turner Field, which is where the race starts... and then up north to the mall or so... the course goes a bit farther north. We'll see how we feel :) But at least from Turner Field to the mall!

Also: . Many of you were probably already aware. Go Mozilla Guys, Go! There will be parties and there was already a cake.

Comments

[reality-calls.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's impressive!

It's pretty amazing what adjusting your stride can do.  I recently adjusted my stride to be smoother and shaved a good 1:30 off of my time, blowing past the 24 minute 5K mark for the first time in my life-- and by a full minute!  I had no idea how much I was wearing myself down with the whole bouncing motion.  Of course, exercising every weekday has helped no doubt, but this was after an unfortunate leg injury kept me from jogging for over a week.

A marathon, though...  Wow.  Congrats, Alex!  Hope you make it!

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[oniugnip.livejournal.com]

Hey Richard! :)

It sounds like you've been rocking the workouts too! Congratulations with that, and with the ski-team-ing. And that's a pretty quick 5K you've got there!

*hugs* Good to hear from you again, yo!

you've come a long way, baby

[samarin.livejournal.com]

This far in fact (http://gmaps-pedometer.com) (press "start recording" and double-click to add a point).