Alright, so I decided to make a running blog so I can type out my running ramblings. That way I feel like I'm telling someone about it, but if they don't really care, they don't have to pretend to care & they don't even need to read it haha.
Right now my main focus is Grand Rapids Marathon in October. My goal is to be between 3:10 & 3:15.. I ran the first 20miles of Detroit, last year at a 3:10 pace and died. The pace isn't what got to me, it was fueling issues. I'm currently tweaking different things to see what works best for me. So far, I've concluded that I like Cliff Blocks but they're almost too big.. And I like the flavoring of GU chomps better, but I almost felt like I was more "energized" from the blocks.. We shall see, only time will tell.
I kind of want to dabble into yoga, but I'm not really sure where to begin? I'm always really stiff & I think maybe that'll help.
During yesterday's run, I noticed that I do awesome at negative splits.. but only on training runs. I do it almost every time, but races are another story. I always start off too fast in 5ks and gas out. I'm planning on trying something different at Monday's Volkslauffe so hopefully I'll break 19:30.
On another note, Isabel will be running the 2k at the Volkslauffe! Her longest race ever & it's also her 5th birthday! She gets to wear her new Elite Feet shirt & leopard running shorts! She's a champ :)
