run in a marathon

so i don’t believe i’m prepared for the lone gull 10k this month. however, although i am not doing the ymca 10k either, i have already signed up for one in boston next month, and it’s a women’s only race which should be a lot of fun.
also, the community college i’m currently attending has a great wellness center that i’ve been using four days a week to train. i don’t even need my old expensive gym membership with this place, plus the cost is included in the tuition. life is good. =] time to start cracking down!

Did the Lundgren 5K this morning with my dad. It was pretty laid back I suppose; the times haven’t been posted yet but I’m quite sure I went a lot slower than I did last Sunday at the triathlon. However, I considered this morning my kickoff to some hardcore marathon training for this coming year. Baystate Marathon, here I come!

today i got back from the amica niantic bay triathlon in connecticut. i did it as a relay with my boyfriend and his mom, and i was the one to do the running portion. it was only 3.4 miles, but that was the first time i have ever been in a racing atmosphere. and that definitely made a difference being in that atmosphere, because i ended up running 8.5 minute miles rather than the usual 10 minutes i do. it was great to understand how everything works, with the transition areas and different waves of swimmers and such. i may end up doing a triathlon like this again before i start training for my marathon. however, i decided to make a tentative checklist for myself to work my way up to a marathon, which may or may not include a triathlon somewhere:
Lundgren 5K: 15 Aug
Lone Gull 10K: 20 Sep
Dartmouth YMCA 10K: 17 Oct
Heartbreak Hill Half Marathon: May 2010
Baystate Marathon: Oct 2010

anyone have any ideas for a triathlon in new england to sneak into that calendar anywhere?

to give myself some credit, i have come a long way since i began running. i used to not be able to run a half mile around the block. 2 years later i can run almost 9 miles without stopping. it’s a long way from a 26 mile marathon, but i’m working so hard on it. i’ve been doing my research, and i run every other day. my next task? find a good pair of running shoes.