Sweat365 - Move more - every day!
Today was a recovery run. I just wanted to go out for an easy run and stretch. I’ll lift weights tomorrow. When I saw how close I was to 200, I decided to go for a run. It was such a nice day!
Workout:
Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a personal trainer and running coach in 2001. I continued to train and came within 4 minutes of my goal in 2003, when I ran 3:49. I was seriously hoping to qualify in 2004, but it didn’t happen. I had flare ups of plantar fasciitis off and on since I began running. In 2006 I ran 5 half marathons. Apparently this was too much for my body to handle. My plantar fasciitis became acute. I had to take time off to heal. (more...) 
"It is never to late to get started and improve your health. Stay active and reap the benefits for the rest of your life"
Lisa Sabin
Personal Trainer/Running Coach
ACSM, Health Fitness Instructor
NSCA, Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Indoor Cycling Instructor 
4 comments:
Hi! I was wondering if you could give me some tips for training for the Marine Corps Marathon. I’ve only ever run 18 miles at the most, and haven’t run more than 12 in about a year. I do a lot of cross training, and currently run about 5-7 miles on Monday, 8-10 on Thursday, and 10-12 on Saturdays. The other days i do the cross-training (biking, elliptical, etc.) and I lift (not heavily) three days a week. What thoughts would you have for developing a program to get me ready in time?
thanks!
Hi Lisa! I will be running my first half marathon in December 2009. It will be in Florida, but I am from Illinois and I go to school in NYC. So during the winter it is super cold…if i can’t run outside, would running on incline on the treadmill be okay? ( I’ll definitely be training spring through fall outside). Thanks for the help!
Hi, thanks for leaving a comment! I am running my first half marathon in May of this year, yikes! It’s in Eugene, Oregon. I have been training since January, but I have been slacking lately. Now that the race is less than 3 months away, it’s made me train more regularly. I ran 5 miles yesterday, and it felt great! My time is sloooow, (11 min miles) but my goal is just to finish!
HI Lisa
thanks for leaving a comment. I walked the portland marathon last October, a spur of the moment decision, i decided 2 weeks before the event. Afterwards i got interested in improving my time of almost 8 hrs, plenty of room for improvement there. I am thinking about signing up fo r the Eugene Half marathon, hoping to run at least part of it. Since last October i started jogging and do 4 miles every day during lunch break, slow , 11-12 min/miles. Any suggestion on improving my time and being actually able to run the whole Half Marathon? thank you.