Nashville Bound

  1. Babysitter for the weekend: Check (thank you grandparents!)
  2. Reserve room in Nashville: Check
  3. Get time off work approved: Check
  4. Write out training calendar: Check

The wifey and I are excited about making our way to Nashville for the Rock N’ Roll Marathon.  Given that we are both doing the full marathon together in Savannah at the end of the year, I am glad that we chose to do the half in Nashville.  I am also glad that I have this event coming up.  After the full marathon last year I have not really wanted to run.  After Tough Mudder, I really didn’t want to run, and after that time, a 5 miler has been my longest distance.  The only real running I do is whatever is thrown at us from CrossFit.  Oddly enough, I do miss those long, early morning, weekend runs.  Although, I don’t miss the toll on my body (getting too used to biking I guess).

I am going to follow a different training plan this time around.  During the full, I did grabbed a beginner plan and logged miles.  I did zero hill work.  I did zero intervals.  I just ran.  This time I am going with a more intermediate plan and want to blow my best half time out of the water.  Not really trusting the data in my Nike+ (just don’t feel it was super accurate) I am going to use the only 2 official half-marathon times that I have.  Those are from the Silver Comet Half-Marathon (2:24:40) and the split during the full marathon in Savannah.  Oddly enough, the split during my full was my best half time, 2:23:11, so that is my number to beat.  Armed now with a Garmin, a great training plan, and a renewed motivation to run, I am excited about where this will take me.  I still have some foot/ankle issues I am working through which may require a doctor visit, but another week off of it should do the trick, making next week my official start.

How many of you out there in the Tumblrverse are coming to Nashville?  Sure would like to meet as many people as possible and be officially included in “The Internet”.

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  1. jonathandoeslife said: We will be there! Can’t wait to meet you guys!
  2. rfgr26 said: See you there :)
  3. robownslife said: awesome bro! very stoked for you!
  4. amandafullofhappiness said: i did the half in savannah last year! :)
  5. davidsgoals said: I’ll be there. Like you, treating this as a training run for the marathon later in the year.
  6. 99pounds said: So excited! See you there??
  7. fat-to-fast said: Home turf, baby!
  8. chrisrunsoldschool said: MOAR INTERNET! Singing *Ill be there…. Ill be there*
  9. mr-smit said: Internet party in Nashville! And if I survive Chicago, I may see you in Savannah too.
  10. newidentity-athlete said: THIS IS AWESOME. I love that ya’ll run together!
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