Let's not get ahead of ourselves

Before we leap feet first into marathoning, obviously we need to complete a few races in advance. New York (and the East Coast in general) is a bit of runner's Mecca with practically a race every weekend so narrowing it down to a reasonable and financially feasible number will be difficult. Luckily as New York Road Runners members we get a super nice discount on most NYC races. But one of my favorite parts of running is the opportunity it gives you to explore new neighborhoods or view a city from an entirely different perspective (usually a sweaty, exhausted one...). So expect our race schedule to lead us off the island and into outer-boroughs and to a city near you!

Personally, I want to use these next couple of months and races to really bring my time down on middle distance races. I just completed my first half-marathon last Sunday(!!) and am feeling pretty solid with my base mileage. Now it's time to take it up a notch with lots of fun (read: painful) tempo runs, fartleks, and speedwork. We'll be running a lot of 6-10M races this winter/early spring as Greg gets ready for his first half-marathon in May. I'd love to break 1:23 for the 15K and 1:50 for next half-marathon but that may be slightly ambitious. No pain, no gain right? Feeling more than slightly inspired to tackle middle/long-distance excellence after meeting Bernard Lagat on Wednesday at a NYRR happy hour. Sadly I don't think I'll ever run a sub-4 mile, but a girl can dream right?

Tentative Race Schedule:
February 20 - 4M Run for Haiti
February 21 - Cherry Tree 10M
February 28 - NYRR Al Gordon 4M
March 28 - NYRR Colon Cancer Challenge 15K