Well, it has been about seven weeks since my wonderful wife did her last run, but she decided to hit the snow covered paths with me this morning. After having a nice breakfast, listening to some good instruction (life, theology, philosophy), and quick kitchen clean up, we embarked on a short run.
The Flying Pig Marathon/Half Marathon is now 14 weeks away. Our official training for the half doesn’t begin for another week, but I think it’s a good thing to get out a bit early as opposed to a bit late - things went slow this morning, but things went well! Using the Galloway Run/Walk we used a nice 2:1 ratio and ran at her pace. It was a beautiful morning to get out there with the temperature around 40 degrees, so in spite of snow covered sidewalks and roads, we ran.
We have a long way to go, but I am confident that we will be able to finish her first half marathon with an average pace of 10:45/mile. A haughty goal, but one I do believe that she will be able to achieve.
As a side note, I just want to send out a big thank you to a certain person who graciously gave me a gift the other day. What I do at work I do not consider to be too far above and beyond what a normal person in my position does, but every now and then someone notices. This certain person gave me a gift card to Ronker’s Running Spot, a well thought gift and one that will come in handy too soon as I will be looking for a pair of minimalist shoes - and that will be just the place I go first. So, to you who gave such a wonderful gift, “Thank You Very, Very Much!”
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