Yes, it is that time of year again — WOOT!!
This weekend I will be running the ING Georgia Marathon. Ran it last year and fully expect to be fine but you know a marathon is a long way so I have been training but there is always that excitement that comes with such a long race.
So I am totally excited and doing my last week of prep work
Wish me luck
Dave
26.2 miles DONE!!
I ran the Atlanta Marathon yesterday. What an awesome thing to do on Thanksgiving day.
It is a fast course (I shaved a whole 35 minutes off my ING Georgia Marathon time. Certainly not a good race for the 1st time marathoner (the Atlanta Marathon lacks the crowd and support that a first-timer needs) but it was an awesome race!
Interested in training for a race? Awesome. I will now be tweaking my workout to do the ING Georgia Marathon in March. I hope you will be training to run it with me.
A special shout out and thanks to my personal training client and friend, Jeff. Our Saturday morning trail runs really helped me get ready for this race and preserved my knees from the pounding. Thanks for joining me on them!!
A warm hello to all of my Douglasville personal training clients as well as to all my friends, family and readers of my blog.
I will be running the Atlanta Marathon on Thanksgiving Day. — a grueling 26.2 miles!! I have my fingers crossed for good temperate weather. My training program has helped me. I have followed exactly what I know I need to do to have a successful race as well as an easy post-race recovery. This will be my 5th marathon and at 37 years old, I am excited to be out there still racing and completing marathons.
I wish all of my clients, friends, readers and everyone who reads this THE VERY BEST for a safe, happy, healthy Thanksgiving and I will see you all after the holiday weekend.
And a special note to my clients — remember to enjoy yourselves and yes, you can have some pie, but 3 forkfuls of pie tastes just as good as the whole thing so keep it realistic! You will feel better next week when you get back to it!!
Best wishes — Dave
I am running the Atlanta Marathon in 17 days *gasp*
I have been following my training plan for the last few months religiously and yes, there have been days where I did not want to go out and run or hit the treadmill, but I feel so good now and I know when I am out on that course that I will be so glad that I did.
Since this was not my first marathon, I know what I need to do to make my body respond in a particular way. A lot of people when training for a marathon or any event overtrain because they have not had the experience so usually they are way beyond ready. And it is a good thing to have the confidence when you hit the marathon course.
I am very excited!!
And while I am on about being excited — congrats to my great client Taylor for his win at the State Championships — I will have more details on him as they become available — look for details!!!
Remember a healthy lifestyle means all things in moderation. So go ahead and enjoy the chocolate and the Easter eggs today — just there is more pleasure in the taste of the first one than the 5th one….. so why not just have one.
And for other indulgences, remember the 3 bite rule, if it is an indulgence, try having just one bite, but for sure stopping at 3 — more will not necessarily make you happier.
I have added a new marathon page so if you are interested in running or marathons, check it out often as I will be adding training routines and a bunch of info on racing and running.
Also be sure to check out my latest article in the Chapel Hill News where I go over some details on sports specific training.
And again, happy Easter!!
Dave Hansey
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