My 2014 Goals and Today's 7 Mile Run!

I'm really excited for 2014!  My goals this year are to run at least 600 miles and to complete my first full marathon.  I'm registered to run 26.2 miles in the Detroit Free Press Marathon on October 19, 2014.  I'm SO excited!  

I've been slacking on my posts here but I have been running still.  I ran a 10k this passed Saturday and today I got 7 miles in.  The weather here has been crazy the passed few days with all the snow we've been getting and the lovely negative temperatures.  It was 11 degrees when I left for my run this morning.  I had to hurdle some 2 foot snow piles at certain points due to the streets being plowed and all of it was shoved into piles on the sidewalks.  Some people don't even bother clearing their sidewalks.  Turds!  Anyway, I got myself a Garmin Forerunner 10 so no more of the mapmyrun app for me!  Yaaaaay!  ;o)

          Thursday, January 9, 2014

         Distance: 7 Miles  Mile 1: 9:33 Mile 2: 10:08  Mile 3: 10:38  Mile 4: 10:39  Mile 5:10:17  Mile 6: 11:12  Mile 7: 11:25

I was plagued with a wonderful cramp during miles 6 and 7 which slowed me down quite a bit.  My hamstrings were getting sore too, which is very strange.  It was probably from overcompensating so I didn't slip on ice/snow plus the addition of jumping over snow piles.  It was so freaking cold, too!  I'm hoping for warmer temps in the next few days so I can get more miles in.  :o)