Running around Portland.

I’ve always loved running. Luckily for me I’ve always seemed to be somewhat good at it as well. Recently I have decided to take my casual ‘every now and then’ jogs to the next level. My ultimate goal is to run a marathon, but I’m going to start small. I’ve set myself the goal of running a 5k race by the end of the year. Not only do I want to just run but I want to compete, so after doing some research I have devised a running plan to build up my mileage and also work on my pace. The plan is 6 weeks long with runs on every second day. I didn’t want to go nuts with some ironman routine, the last thing I need is an injury. So by sticking to the plan I should be prepared to compete (and hopefully compete well) by around late October. The good thing is this timeline fits almost perfectly in with my Visa application process which means my first run will hopefully be in Oregon. Maybe I will register for it soon in order to increase my motivation.

Today was he first day and I started with a 2 mile run and I had a time of 16:38 which for a first run I’m pretty happy with.

I think I will put up a copy of my log here somewhere, just need to figure this tumblr business out some more.