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My 250th Training Mile

Posted by Jim on February 26, 2012

Tennessee RiverwalkThat 251.8 miles, to be exact.  That’s how far I’ve run since starting my training on October 10th of last year.  That’s 15.1 miles a week, even with the lengthy break I took due to illness.  Total running time, 54 hours and 57 minutes.

I just got back from my longest run to date while training for the Country Music Marathon taking place on April 28th in Nashville, Tennessee.  I ran the full length of the Tennessee Riverwalk in Chattanooga and then back to my truck by the Chickamauga Dam.  That’s 15 miles total.  It was the perfect weather, a little cool (54 degrees) and sunny.

I started a little fast, about 2 minutes faster than my final average of 13:20 per mile.  My knees felt fine for the first seven miles, but started to hurt a bit after that.  The only time the pain really bothered me was about the 11 mile mark, but I just focused on the book I was listening to and kept on running.  Soon I didn’t really notice the pain.  The final couple of miles were a very slow jog, but I was thrilled to have finished this long run without too much trouble.  I feel good about finishing the marathon.

I want to remind anyone reading my blog that my goal to finish a marathon is only one of the reasons I am running; the other is to raise money for St Jude Hospital in Memphis.  St Jude is the only pediatric cancer research hospital in the nation where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance.  And their research continues to improve the chances of these children to live a healthy, cancer free life.  I hope that you will help me in supporting St Jude by making whatever donation you can afford.  Just visit http://bit.ly/jimsrun to sponsor my run and support St Jude Hospital.

(Photo Credit: fdtate)

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My Race Schedule

Posted by Jim on November 2, 2011

Okay, I hate calling them races because that implies that I’m trying to beat someone else.  Nope, I’m just gonna run these as training runs and to see how well I’m progressing.

So, the idea is to run increasingly long races leading up to the Marathon on April 28, 2012.  I’ve scheduled one speed workout or race every other week during my training starting with the 5K race next weekend.  I don’t want to do a lot of speed workouts as finishing is my real goal, but the variety will be good for me.  Here are the races I’m planning to run:

PurpleStride Chattanooga 5K, November 12, 2011

Lookout Mountain 10K Trail Run, December 17, 2011 (Not the 50 miler!)

Berry 1/2 Marathon, February 18, 2012

Nashville Country Music Marathon, April 28, 2012

I signed up for the 5K run last night.  The 10K will be the first race I’ve run on a trail since high school cross country.  It is the reason I’ve started planning a few trail runs over the next several weeks.  I’d like to run a 10 Miler somewhere in January, but I’ve not found one anywhere close to me yet.  I’ll keep looking.  In the meantime, I’ve got a short run today before my 7-mile long run tomorrow.

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Welcome to Jim’s Run

Posted by Jim on October 29, 2011

Hello World!  I’m starting this blog to document my effort to run the Nashville Country Music Marathon on April 28, 2012 AND to raise $500 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  The blog is a part of my motivation to complete this race.  Every few days, I will update the blog with how my training is going, information about the race and running a marathon, and stories that tell about the amazing work being done at the St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

I hope that you will join me in this journey.  Here’s how you can help:

  • Drop by regularly to see how my training is progressing.
  • Leave comments to encourage me in this journey.
  • Make a donation in support of my run and the St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
  • Tell others about this blog.

Thanks for dropping by!

Jim

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