Welcome to the (Blogging) World!

Yay!

Seems like blogging has become a favorite pastime for runners :) I personally think it is a great way to log runs...much better than a training log. I mean, in a training log there is only a small section to write down how you felt during the run. Some of my entries would have to be shorted to:

hot, humid, but ok. better than chicago but same temps. pb crackers before ok on stomach. garmin ptttt. new chocolate gu great. crowded bc of nyrr training run. 10 min pace good. faster later...like at least 9:00 pace most of time but not sure bc of garmin.

or something like that. (Btw, that was a summary of my last 14 miler). And who knows what that all means when you re-read it?

ANYWAY, the point of this post was to introduce two new running blogs from running friends, and one older running blog from a running friend. So here goes:

The Runner Mom
This is my running buddy, Lauren's new blog that she just started this weekend! She is amazing because she is a mother of a two-going-on-three-year-old, a social worker, and STILL manages to run and train for marathons. And her husband is an avid biker too! I have no idea how they juggle all of this, so I just have to admire her.

Eat N Run NYC
This is my running buddy Rebecca's blog. She introduced me to Dinosaur BBQ, which is the best bbq in NYC, so her title is fitting. :) She started this blog as her summer project. Rebecca is another crony from the Advanced group and her blog not only details her running life but also her life in NYC and how cool it is to live here. (And it is VERY cool to live here).

Vaya
This is my friend Jen, from Cincy, who started running with me way back in the old days. (Way back in the old days means the Hyde Park Blast 2006). She is now another Roncker runner and has had her blog for quite awhile, detailing all of her running adventures.

So that's it!
I personally already read about a million blogs on my lunch hour already, but I am ALWAYS willing to read more :)

Hurrah! So Excited! (And Yasso 800s)

Last night I had another Yasso 800 workout. This time I had to do 5 of them. I don't know what it is about the Yassos, but I really love them (even though they make me sweat like a pig). This time I also pumped up the time to an 8:44 pace. It WAS an intense workout, but I did still have energy at the end. Which makes me think that my revised, revised goal of 4:22 is possible. If I could do that, it would mean that I took 54 minutes off my time from last year. (If you believe the whole Yasso method...I mean, I know I didn't do 10 yet. But by the time I have to do 10 I know I can). I am trying to not get too far ahead of myself with this goal setting, but really it is very exciting.

I am also excited because I have been talking to my running buddy, Sarah ,from the training group. I found out that the Roncker group is doing their 18-miler on the 5th of April. I, coincidently, will be in Cincinnati on the 5th of April. So I emailed Coach Joe and asked if I could join them for their Saturday run and he said of course. Yay! It will be so fun to see everyone and to run with Sarah again! I have been following HER blog and it seems that we are both making the same improvements...so we'll be able to pace together!

It will also be great to get to run some of the course, because after doing the Central Park roads over and over, I have no idea if the hills compare, or pale in comparison. :)