Change of Plans

Hello again and so sorry for the hiatus from blogging! Change of plans. Instead of training for the AC marathon this fall, I am working on trying to run my fastest 5K with hills! For me, achieveing such a goal is even more excitng than running  another 26.2er. That's because my love for running began when I started racing 5Ks and in a 5K there is really no holding back. The race is short enough that you can go all out the whole time, of course, that's only if you are trained to do so.

The fall of my freshman year of high school (Fall '97) is when I became a runner. I ususally crossed the finish line of a 5K cross-country race somewhere between 20 and 21 minutes and managed to go under 20 at least once. Then in college, I dropped down to around 18:30, but only on some very flat courses.

Now I am 28, turning 29 on S http://shoreacxc.webs.com. unday. Last fall, I took another stab at cross-country racing, finishing between 20 and 21 minutes for most of the five 5K cross-country races http://shoreacxc.webs.com.  I competed in for my running club - the Hoboken Harriers. This year, I really want to go under 20, and preferably under 19 by the end of the season.
 Quite a lofty goal, I know, especially considering that I work full-time as a journalist and am more than ten years older than I was the last time I ran a cross-country race under 20 minutes.

I'm going to give it a shot though. I have been running and biking hard all week and my first race isn't until Sept. 29th.

Of course, to achieve my goal, I'm also going to need to work on my diet as well! That means I'm going to have to go easier on my favorite food - ice cream! Speaking of diet, I better go eat a salad before I devour the rest of thr bag of pita chips in front of me.

Good luck achieving all of your fitness goals and I promise to write more soon!

Katie Lennon