Running For My Life
Posted Nov 15, 2011
My summer started off when my friend loaned me a book called Slow Burn by Stu Mittleman. Great book by the way, I used to find running pointless unless I was doing it for a sport, but I gave Stu (and a good friend of mine) a few hours of my time to convince me otherwise.
Over the summer I’ve been trail running for a few hours each Saturday morning, but this fall decided it was time to take it to the next level. So this February I am attempting my first 26.2 mile marathon in the Mercedes Marathon here in Birmingham. My first move is to read up on everything I can about preparing for this check box on my bucket list...
Now much of what I needed to get me started was in Slow Burn, but I wanted more. I have my Polar heart rate monitor and even an Energizer headlamp for night runs, but figured I’d give a subscription to Running Times magazine a try. However, I am looking to you for advice…for all you seasoned marathoners out there, what magazine would you recommend for a first time marathoner?