Oh running, I barely knew ye. Today's blog comes to you live from my living room couch where I sit, a bag of frozen corn on my right foot. I have just returned from the gym and my heart is broken. I am still "resting" my injury and the delay in my training is starting to make me antsy...and frankly, a little crabby.
All through my workout (low-impact cardio on the elliptical), I could see a fellow gym-goer jogging on a treadmill out of the corner of my eye. At one point, I even shook my head sadly as I watched her up her speed and start to run. (Sigh) It's only been a week and already I feel a void.
As I walked in the door, my husband greeted me with his usual, "How was your workout?" I could only stick out my bottom lip and scowl. His suggestion was that I simply stop working out for a week...not exactly what I wanted to hear. So, I knew the only answer was to turn to my laptop in hope of advice from you.
Perhaps it was fate that today's Runner's World Quote of the Day is: A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
Help me find the optimist again!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
New Kid on the Blog
Welcome to the "Sidelines to Start Line" blog!
My name is Jody and I am the Director of Operations for the Madison Marathon in Madison, Wisconsin. After planning this event for four years and watching so many cross the finish line, I decided it was time to get out there myself. I started running about two months ago at the prodding of my friend Kari who insisted seven weeks was enough time to train for a 10K. I started to believe her after about six and a half weeks.
I finished my first race ever last weekend - the Jingle Bell Run in Madison. It was tough. Snow-covered roads and 25-degree weather wore my legs out a lot faster than I'd anticipated, but I crossed the line at 1 hour, 10 minutes. I was elated, but quickly set my sights on something bigger: a half marathon. Am I crazy? I think so, but if I've learned anything from working with distance runners, it's that running 13.1 (or 26.2) miles takes a little crazy. At the moment, I'm temporarily sidelined with an over-use injury, but the doc says I'll be back at it in a week or so.
In this blog, I hope to connect with my Madison Marathon runners as I attempt to straddle the line between planner and participant. I also hope to connect with the running community as a whole. I know you're a tight-knit group and I hope to glom some of your wisdom as I work my way toward 13.1.
My name is Jody and I am the Director of Operations for the Madison Marathon in Madison, Wisconsin. After planning this event for four years and watching so many cross the finish line, I decided it was time to get out there myself. I started running about two months ago at the prodding of my friend Kari who insisted seven weeks was enough time to train for a 10K. I started to believe her after about six and a half weeks.
I finished my first race ever last weekend - the Jingle Bell Run in Madison. It was tough. Snow-covered roads and 25-degree weather wore my legs out a lot faster than I'd anticipated, but I crossed the line at 1 hour, 10 minutes. I was elated, but quickly set my sights on something bigger: a half marathon. Am I crazy? I think so, but if I've learned anything from working with distance runners, it's that running 13.1 (or 26.2) miles takes a little crazy. At the moment, I'm temporarily sidelined with an over-use injury, but the doc says I'll be back at it in a week or so.
In this blog, I hope to connect with my Madison Marathon runners as I attempt to straddle the line between planner and participant. I also hope to connect with the running community as a whole. I know you're a tight-knit group and I hope to glom some of your wisdom as I work my way toward 13.1.
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