About
Oct 23rd, 2006 by sagaciouspines
I’m just your average runner that you’ll find out on roads, grass, and sidewalks running religiously. What I encounter and deal with on the great outdoor treadmill ends up on these pages.
Instead of amassing a large DVD collection, a high-definition TV, a 5.1 surround sound system, and a Sony PlayStation 3, I opted for a pair of running shoes and a chance to feel alive.
Are you fast?
Nope.
What inspired you to write all of this?
When I mentally decided to do my second marathon, I decided to put what I see and feel out on the road on paper.
As running is addictive as a sport, writing is habit forming as a hobby.
Why don’t you typically discuss time or distances?
Time, distance, and age are just numbers. They only have significance on a personal level, and I feel that detailing those statistics on a regular basis to the general public isn’t relevant.
If you’re out there running/exercising as opposed to sitting on couch, you’re in my group.
How long have you been running for?
I started running in 2002. Some friends coaxed me to run my first race, the Strawberry Classic 5K, in February 2003.
I’ve been training for my first 5K. Any tips you could offer?
Random training tips for a 5K-er. From reading your blog you already know the first one.
1. Find a local running store that specializes in selling running shoes, and let them determine the type of running shoe that you need. It’s more expensive that walking into a sporting good store, but the folks at the running store know what they’re doing. I walked into a store, acting clueless, and told them that I was interesting in running. A lot of my problems were solved.
Once you know your shoe/foot type purchase that shoe online in the future. I’ve been doing that for a couple of years.
2. It’s better to under-train for something than to over-train for it.
3. Thou shall not run on concrete. It is the worst surface, in terms of impact on your body, to run on. Ironically, sidewalks are made of concrete.