Well. Here we go. A new adventure. I figured I would try out the blog world in order to document this new goal I've set for myself.
This weekend a very good friend of mine, Kylar, issued what I'm calling a "Throwdown". That together we will train in 2010 to run the Dallas half marathon in December. Now I know that most of my friends that might be reading this are thinking, "Erica? Run?" I am definitely not what you would call a naturally athletic person and running is not something I have EVER claimed to love. BUT I need to make a change for the better in my life and I know that being active and running is a great way to start. Plus I love a challenge.
To start off this adventure Kylar gave me the Nike+ system for your Ipod. You put the chip in the bottom of your running shoe and plug the connector into your Ipod. As you walk/run, the chip feeds data to your Ipod and tells you distance, speed, time, etc. When you're done with your run you can plug your Ipod into your computer and it syncs to the Nike+ website where you can track your progress and all your runs. This is so COOL!!!!
So for the first 12 weeks I will be working on a Walk to Run program offered on the Nike+website. Kylar and I are starting together on the 28th, and even though I'm sure my enthusiasm is going to have its weak moments, I'm really excited. I need to commit myself to getting healthy and I think this will be a great way to start.
I'm going to keep track of my progress here. Hopefully there are more ups than downs. I'm excited to get started, and might even give those new running shoes I bought today a warm up tomorrow morning.
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