minimarathon training begins

Not that I think anyone is nor should be all that interested in my preparation for a minimarathon on 4/24/10, but I decided to blog about it in hopes of tracking my progress and keeping myself motivated. I plan to post the results of my runs daily.

I also plan to run a 5k on March 6th, a 10k on March 20th, and a 10 mile race on April 3rd.

Information about the various races can be found at the following websites:

http://www.louisvilletriplecrown.com/

http://www.derbyfestivalmarathon.com/

I'll be following Hal Higdon's novice half marathon training guide found here.

Today was the first day of the program, so I ran the suggested three miles on a treadmill in the Johnson Center. I set the pace at a little over 9 minutes per mile and ended up finishing in 27:20. Staring out the window while running nowhere was mind numbingly boring, so I'll take my ipod tomorrow.