5 to 26.2 miles » Uncategorized http://5to26.2miles.net Challenges and Triumphs of a Runner's First Marathon Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:19:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Making Goals! http://5to26.2miles.net/2010/03/15/making-goals/ http://5to26.2miles.net/2010/03/15/making-goals/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:19:40 +0000 Nicholas Zeitler http://5to26.2miles.net/2010/03/15/making-goals/ Wow! After reviewing how much time is left until the marathon, last week I calculated that I need to add 1.5 miles to my practice runs every week in order to have the endurance and strength to run most of the marathon. I am reaching my goal with some pain… Tonight, I just ran 7.61 miles, in which I added 1.62 miles over my run last Tuesday of 5.99 miles. Wish me luck and pain free runs as I push to my next goal! God bless!

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It is interesting that my challenge of learning to run slower wasn’t as hard as I thought, but then I had a little help from mother nature. The ice on sidewalks and on the sides of the streets made that challenge much easier. Now I just need to keep from getting injured, or over exerting myself. I started using a new iPhone App today during my run called Runmeter. It is awesome due to the many features that are needed for training. It has a built-in Stop Watch, Google Map Route tracker, Audio Annoucements that tell your times and distance, along with a handful of other cool features. I highly recommend it after just my first use. I will keep you all posted on my future progress. Maybe I will figure out how to post my times in an easier way. God Bless!

Nicholas Zeitler

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Thanks and God Bless,
Nick

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