Where it all began....
I have decided to attempt a documentation of my training for my first marathon. That's right the 26.2 sticker you see on the rear windows in the traffic in front of you. The lonely runner as you fly by in the comfort of your vehicle, the neighbor who makes the dog bark at 5 in the morning, that annoyingly chipper skinny office mate who eats everything in sight and complains they are still hungry. You, me and everyone else who has set out on the road to completing one more thing on the bucket list.
Since the Rock N Roll Marathon has set it's sights on Savannah, I just had to make it my first along with the city. I run these roads everyday, so why not push it to the next level. This is my disclaimer, probably not to be repeated again, I cannot claim to be a newbie runner nor can I claim to be an elite one. I have always ran and, god willing, I always will. My longest race to date is the half marathon, that 13.1 sticker (fyi- i don't put stickers on my car) that signals I am half way there. I am very athleticl, mid thirties, and a glutton for punishment. (edited due to comment) That being said, I hope little blog this holds a little more philosophy than a simple runner's journal.
Although runners are by nature individual athletes, the community is like one really big awkward team. That or we accept the fact that there is a little crazy in all of us when we hit a black tar paved road when the forecast calls for 100 degrees, 90% humidity, and not a cloud in the sky. Savannah's running scene has grown substantially since I moved here over a decade ago. There are some things you should know if you run in Savannah. We wave, yes at strangers, especially when you pass a fellow runner, sometimes we even talk, and sometimes we yell out encouragement to people we have never seen or will never see again. Yes it's considered rude not to wave but worse, there is a difference between running and being a runner and runners' know it. We run for fitness, we run for charity, we run for fun!
So starts week one of a twenty week training regiment. To kick it off my girlfriend and I hit Fleet Feet Savannah for a new pair of kicks. We both were filmed on the treadmill to have a look at both our gaits. We opted for the Saucony's that were just discounted as floor models. (Hey- I run because there is no membership fee, gym hours, parking issues, etc, etc, etc... You know you're frugal at times too.) There is only one thing to do with a pair of new running shoes-get them dirty!
So as not to ramble, I hope to share some of the oddities of the road in the SAV, some of the insights after being in my head for two hours, and maybe just maybe some of the best runs of my life. So stay tuned, let me know if your watching, and please check up, I may be lost out there somewhere on the road.
Since the Rock N Roll Marathon has set it's sights on Savannah, I just had to make it my first along with the city. I run these roads everyday, so why not push it to the next level. This is my disclaimer, probably not to be repeated again, I cannot claim to be a newbie runner nor can I claim to be an elite one. I have always ran and, god willing, I always will. My longest race to date is the half marathon, that 13.1 sticker (fyi- i don't put stickers on my car) that signals I am half way there. I am very athleticl, mid thirties, and a glutton for punishment. (edited due to comment) That being said, I hope little blog this holds a little more philosophy than a simple runner's journal.
Although runners are by nature individual athletes, the community is like one really big awkward team. That or we accept the fact that there is a little crazy in all of us when we hit a black tar paved road when the forecast calls for 100 degrees, 90% humidity, and not a cloud in the sky. Savannah's running scene has grown substantially since I moved here over a decade ago. There are some things you should know if you run in Savannah. We wave, yes at strangers, especially when you pass a fellow runner, sometimes we even talk, and sometimes we yell out encouragement to people we have never seen or will never see again. Yes it's considered rude not to wave but worse, there is a difference between running and being a runner and runners' know it. We run for fitness, we run for charity, we run for fun!
So starts week one of a twenty week training regiment. To kick it off my girlfriend and I hit Fleet Feet Savannah for a new pair of kicks. We both were filmed on the treadmill to have a look at both our gaits. We opted for the Saucony's that were just discounted as floor models. (Hey- I run because there is no membership fee, gym hours, parking issues, etc, etc, etc... You know you're frugal at times too.) There is only one thing to do with a pair of new running shoes-get them dirty!
So as not to ramble, I hope to share some of the oddities of the road in the SAV, some of the insights after being in my head for two hours, and maybe just maybe some of the best runs of my life. So stay tuned, let me know if your watching, and please check up, I may be lost out there somewhere on the road.
Can't wait to you get your first 20-miler high, it's an INCREDIBLE feeling. Now the 20, + the 6.2, that is a whole 'nother type of feeling!
ReplyDelete