Book Review: "Born to Run"

I loved this book. I'm not sure what I expected when I picked it up at the library--I just grabbed it because it was about running and I struggle to find books that can keep my attention. "Born to Run" is great because it's as equally entertaining as it is educational. It's full of history and geography, stories of runners and races, the most recent research on running, and without specifically trying, it's the greatest motivational book I've ever read.

 Every time I read, I couldn't wait to go running the next day. It's helped me psychologically in my running as I am more confident in my own abilities. It's helped me with my running form--I've made some changes to the way I strike my foot, and focused on some other mechanics of my running that has made me run smoother and quicker and prevent injury. I even tried some barefoot running since reading this book.

I told Colin he can buy me this book because I'm sure I could read it over and over which is saying a lot. 

Nebo Half Marathon

I am an instigator. I talked my sister, Bethany, into running a half marathon with me this September. It will be my 4th and her first. We're running the Mt. Nebo Half Marathon. 

I'm really excited about this race because it's a fantastically beautiful canyon and the fall colors are going to be starting. I'm not trying to P.R. (1:42:36.8 @ Canyonlands Half Marathon), this is more just for fun and because I like having a specific race to train for--otherwise I slack off quite a bit.

The race is 10 weeks away, so I'll be using the same training program as I did for Provo City Half Marathon that I did in May. I found it at Fit Chick in the City's website. I'm stealing it and putting it here.

This is a very general training plan and doesn't include pace. This is how this training program translates for me.

Monday - Run #1 moderately easy pace (9-10 min/mile pace)
Tuesday - Cross training/Rest
Wednesday - Run #2 Speed or Hill (8-9 min/mile pace for speed, 9-10 min/mile pace for hill)
Thursday - Run #3 easy pace (10 min/mile pace)
Friday - Cross training/Rest (Hike day!)
Saturday - Run #4 long run  (9-10 min/mile pace, or slower depending on how I feel)
Sunday - Rest