Turtles Can Run

I wanted to make a list of my running and fitness goals for 2009:

• Lose 6 more pounds.  I met my original weight loss goal but I am not at  my ideal weight.  I may actually have to buckle down and keep track of my calories for this time.  I love running and exercising but I hate counting everything that goes in my mouth. I am hoping that losing the weight will help increase my speed as well.
• Run the Zooma Austin half marathon.  This is described as a challenging course, as opposed to the 3M that is described as an easy course, so even though it is not a new distance, it is a new challenge.  I will need to do more hill training than I did for the 3M.
• Run at least one race every two  months over the course of the rest of the year.
• Run a marathon this fall.  Tentatively the Philly Marathon.
• Make sure I include strength training in my work out schedule. Other than when I am in my final month of Marathon training, I would like to do strength training three times a week.
• Improve my running speed.

Slow and steady still finishes the race
- Middalia Wayman

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