Recently I followed my fellow running moms into joining a website called "dailymile." It's kind of like Facebook for people who want to track & post their workouts. It's a great site - easy to post, gives helpful feedback like how many calories I burned on a 5 mile run (585) or a 19 mile bike ride (1200-something). At the end of the week the site emails you a summary of what you did. Friends can comment on your workouts or send you motivation. I've linked dailymile to my blog, and so every time I post a new workout, a pretty orange (my favorite color!) box updates how many miles I ran.
But here's why I really love dailymile: when creating your profile you pick if you are a cyclist, runner, walker, swimmer, whatever. I picked runner. When I'm logged in to dailymile and on my profile page, here's what the tab reads:
Jill L. is a runner from Lebanon, PA
Sometimes I don't feel like much of a runner. Not the ATHLETE sort of runner. I've been at this activity for a few years now and I've gotten myself to the super-speedy mile pace of 10 minutes a mile, which I was reminded (inadvertently) by two people this weekend isn't really all that fast. When I'm running my 10 m/m, I am running with full-on effort. This is not a leisurely jog, this is me pushing pretty hard to maintain that pace and still breathe and not have my right arm go all tingly. I love to run, but some days I just don't feel like a "runner"; I'm just a mom who runs.
So, I've started to log-in to dailymile, just so I can glance at the tab.
Jill L. is a runner from Lebanon, PA
If it says so on the internet it must be true!
First 10mm is fast, it is a lot faster than a lot of people will ever run. Second you are a runner. And third I like that Dailymile says that too :)
ReplyDeleteYou are a runner. Whatever pace you are at. You are a runner. You are out running, when others are sitting inside, or at work or aren't even able to run for some reason or another. You rock Jill L. a runner from Lebanon, PA and don't forget it!!!
ReplyDeleteYay! I love that! and btw, 10mm is completely respectable! Jill L. is a RUNNER!
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