I like to move it, move it... 2010 Version

I'm using the theme song from Madagascar for my 2010 Running Season.

Yes, I'm a Type A personality. My color is Gold in the True Colors personality profile. Planning stuff, especially my running routine, is my thing. Some folks wing it, I like to plan it. Or for 2010.... Move it, move it.

I did a little research after reading that Jesse was planning on using Pete Pfitzinger. I have adopted Pfitzinger's Intermediate 55-mile program for my next Marathon.  I've got the book on the way too, so I plan on doing a deep dive into Phitzinger's principles. We'll see how this plan goes for the spring Marathon, and if I will continue to use it for the fall Marathon.

Really, the Trails are calling my name this year. Even before I began running early this year, what I really always wanted was to run trails. Stephanie had bought me some nice trail running shoes for Christmas LAST YEAR, and I finally used them, for their intended purpose, last weekend. Nashville only has a few good trail systems, so the it will be off to Chattanooga a few times this year.

My GOAL race/run for this year will be an 50K Trail Ultra Marathon called StumpJump. Considering that it took me 2 hours to run 9 miles at Percy Warner Park (and IT WAS BRUTAL), I've got a lot of training to do for this one.

2010 Running Schedule (subject to Change)

• Start the year off  with Old Man's 50K Run at the Murfreesboro greenway. I'm going to try the entire 50.
• A few 5/10K runs in Jan/Feb.
• Tom King Half Marathon at Titan's Stadium in March.
  
• Rock Creek River Gorge 10.2 Mile Trail Run in Chattanooga in March.
• 11th Country Music Marathon in April - Steph is running the Half. Will be fun.
• Wild Thang Trail Run in Nashville and 
• the Scenic City Trail Half Marathon in Chattanooga in May.
• RC and Moon Pie 10 Miler - Should be HOT in June
• July/Aug/Sept will be 50K training period, with a few 5/10K's thrown in to keep the speed up.
• Oct 3rd, 2010 will be the Rock/Creek StumpJump 50K - Move it, move it.....
• Tentatively scheduling Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon in November, because I enjoyed it so much the first time.
  

I will probably miss one of my favorite races from the past year, the Middle Half Marathon. It was a blast. They have to schedule around MTSU football games, but last year was on the same weekend as StumpJump. I'll keep an eye on it.

My personal goals are:

• Have more FUN. I know I am a planner, but running, at its core, is about getting away from ordinary life and enjoying nature and yourSELF.
• 1.500 miles is my goal. 1,800 is my stretch goal.
• Lose 10 more pounds. I think I will be much fitter running at 150 instead of 160. Seriously, I will need an entirely new wardrobe if that happens. This time last year, I was around 180 pounds.
• 3:45 Marathon
• 1:40 Half Marathon
• 21:xx - 5K
• 44:xx - 10K
  

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