TFK Training Week #1

Starting my Team for Kids training last Saturday with a 5 mile run in Central Park to determine which pace groups we will be in. We were instructed to run at a conversational pace (one at which we could hold a conversation). I finished the 5 miles in 44:18, and ran the whole time with an awesome fellow TFK-er who I met that morning, Jen.

Then we were assigned a pace group based on our time, and I will start my training in the... wait for it... 10:00/mile pace group. This is the pace (called the "Commute" pace) at which we will run most of our endurance runs.

I met some great people, the team is HUGE and the coaches are so enthusiastic. It's going to be tough, but will definitely be a great time!

During the week I did my two mid-week runs on my own, 3 miles Tuesday morning, and 5 miles Thursday afternoon, with a power yoga class on Wednesday as my cross training. The most difficult thing for me was trying to stay at my Commute pace as I am used to running as hard and as fast as I can and being super-competitive with myself (I call it the Northern East-Coast syndrome). I managed to stay close to my pace, but ended up running closer to a 9:30 mile. My "conversation" consisted of me singing along to my music while running, which I managed to do for most of the two runs, much to the dismay of the ears of those around me!