A rite of passage is an official ceremony or informal activity which marks an important stage or occasion in a person's life. This is my rite of passage into the world of running.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

53 River Bank Run

On May 10, 2008 my friend Stephanie and I will be running the 31st annual River Bank Run through downtown Grand Rapids. For the first time they are hosting a 10k race in addition to the traditional 5k and 25k races. Last year I ran the 5k in (a rather embarrassing) 40:15. This year I plan (hope?) to run the 10k in 60mins.

Training begins Monday when the DU Fitness Center reopens for the winter semester. Hopefully I'll do better this year in all respects - training, blogging, and the final race. Wish me luck!

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2 Comments:

Blogger Stephanie Alice said...

Hi Maria my love! Hey, so are you doing anything diet-wise in addition to the running schedule? I know you're cutting out soda, but are you doing anything food-wise? I'm thinking about going all South-Beach-Diet on my butt.

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Blogger maria erin said...

not sure, I suppose I'll take it one week at a time. Nix soda one week, Fast Food the next, start purposefully adding more veggies and drinking more water. I actually tried South Beach once and it was just too much work plus i didn't like enough of the food. It's not a bad diet to do though, especially to jumpstart weight loss. I have a SB book if you want to borrow it.

10:01 PM

 

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