5kgeekRunning

Thanksgiving of 2009 was the day I made a commitment to do the Los Angeles Marathon. I have done four of them — the last one dating back to 2003. The new route is from Dodger Stadium to the World Famous Santa Monica Pier, so I wanted to be part of (something like) history. Also, yours truly will be turning big Five-O. I figured why not have 5 by 50.

This time though I wanted to train well. My goal is to do better than Oprah Winfrey’s Marathon time of about 4:29:20.

Here’s what I did to get started;

1. Searched online for a running program and found one with Coach Hal Higdon. (‘picked Intermediate I training)

2. Joined a social media site dedicated to running, walking, workout, etc. Yep, that’s DailyMile. Now, I do log my training and the site serves as my daily accountability check. Plus, I love meeting new friends and the motivation I get from wonderful folks around the globe keeps me going.

3. Loaded up supplies and other provisions for my running activities.

4. Laced up my AsicsGel TN8A3 and SHOW Up (rain or shine), then…run and run.

5. Finally, I intend to blog more about my running at 5kgeek.com where I’ll be writing about everything related to running. ‘Will post experiences (as I pile up the miles), thoughts, deeds and anything in between with a SOCIAL MEDIA twist.

We’ll see which route we’re headed. Hope you’ll join or visit me as often as possible.

To get started watch the video below. ‘Got nothing to do with running but…watch it anyway! ‘Love it. I can watch it after a good 5 mile run. — 5kGeek

Thanks HughNewman 1024. People can absolutely use some “Validation”