This week marked the beginning of training for the Italy 30km, 1/2 Marathon on March 10th and a 1/2 Marathon in May 2013. This is all very good news because I've been doing some heavy duty slacking in December and January. November was also pretty slacky, but I did get my butt in gear to run once per week. In December I ran twice and did Nike+ training once per week. January has seen running only yesterday and hardly any Nike+. It's time to get back in gear.
Who's with me on this round of runs?
March 10th 1/2 Marathon: me, Marc, Britt, Ian, Annie
May 1/2 Marathon: me, Marc, Annie, Wendy? Britt? Ian? Katie?
Italy run: me, Marc, Britt, Ian, Annie?, Katie?
Katie is an ironman runner who will be moving from Chicago to Switzerland in March... maybe she'll join the Amsterdames as a Zurichdame blogger occasionally... :)
Anyhow, I'm going to follow the Marathoning for Mortals program to 'Run a Marathon' - which will mean training for 26 miles though I'll only be running 18 in Italy - the race will be on a slight incline and much hotter than we're used to, so I figure the extra training is a good idea. Here's the course: http://www.cortina-dobbiacorun.it/percorso_it.html
This training program has you train 6 days a week to get in tip-top shape. I am not excited about that or trying to fit in a 40 minute workout on Wednesdays with game night, but, the MM book is my running bible, so I'll do what it says.
I would also like to officially invite anyone/everyone to join us in Italy that weekend... it will be a lot of fun so please feel free to sign up to race or just come cheer us on...
Last week we were in the Laplands to hunt for the Northern Lights. Here are a few pics to enjoy. Thanks for reading!
Love,
(Formerly Lazy, but no longer) Liz
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| Me and Annie, decked out in winter gear |
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| Anna, me, Marc in our gear |
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| Sunrise (10:30am) |
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