Last week we were in NYC visiting good friends who have moved over. I had already started a few minor runs in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam a few weeks ago but just wanted to see the Central Park joggers in action. So the first thing I did in NYC was to pick up my first real pair of running shoes at Jack Rabbit on 14th and decided to go for a couple runs. It went better than I expected and I actually made the full distance with only a few walking breaks in between. Still painstakingly slow, in this run I did 7.2 Km in 50 minutes....ouch! :)
But hey, its a start! And on top of that I already ran the last leg of the Marathon!!
But now its time to get serious, I'll be putting together an extensive 32-35 week program to get me in shape and ready for the behemoth marathon! So I need more gear, more info and a solid plan to get started. Also, I plan to make regular "competitive" (organized) runs which I'll be posting of course!
But anyway, check out my first real run, which, could it be more relevant, was in Central Park! I used TrailGuru on the iPhone 3G, and I must say, its a pretty good capture of the run! Nifty app that I'll be using every now and then. :) I do still need to get my running gear sorted first (heartmonitor, running clothes, etc.)
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