I am going to order a book called A Food Guide for Marathoners by Nancy Clark. It was recommended to me by another running friend from Illinois. She just completed her second marathon and was very pleased with her results after following this book. The only downfall is she gained weight. It just amazes me that you can still gain weight after training for a marathon! What's up with that?
Once in awhile, I have someone tell me they began running because of the comments I've made on Facebook and I really get excited about it. Running has been a constant in my life for the past 14 years and I love encouraging others. I love running with my friends and am so thankful that I have such a fantastic running group to keep me going. I ran for 14 years before I ever entered a race and now my running is focused on running races- marathons at that. I always thought that was such an impossible accomplishment, but it really isn't. I just wasn't at the point where I could wrap my brain around it.
I hope to blog a bit more during Memphis training. I also want to be more focused on my training- eating, cross training and sleep. They make really cool training books where you can keep track of everything and I plan on using that to its maximum potential. One more week of freedom and I am committed.
Shout out to Richard Chapman for finishing a 5K in St. Louis and Aaron Hoyt for venturing out for 4:30 a.m. runs! Way to go!
