putting the knit in shizknitz

… so what if I watched XX in my pajamas half awake? As a wise man once said, “its a new day!!” A few nights ago surfing Active.com, (the Samurai 5K is tomorrow) I found a link to a running group called the LA Leggers. Not knowing what it was all about, but wanting a more regimented running schedule, I signed up. Turns out this group trains specifically for the LA Marathon. But what caught my eye was the number of pace groups they had available - everything from 8 min mile to 14 min mile run and 30 min mile to 17 min mile walk - which was nice to see, which meant a huge variety of people. The group meets every Saturday morning for a training run, and I came in a few weeks late so I jumped in straight at 3 miles (it increments every week). I took my 30 min 5K time and decided to join the 10:30 pace group which worked out great…. we meet at the Santa Monica Senior Citizens Center (drop off your stuff!) and the run right up along the beach…. it really was nice. Afterwards they have water, fruit and bagels (carbO!!) and a guest speaker. They give you a workout schedule for during the week, and many other goodies with your registration. The group works around the training methods of Jeff Galloway, so the walking/running intervals was definitely new, as was the nice yoga-esque stretching we did afterwards. I don’t know what my school schedule will be like yet, but I’m determined to give this my best shot!! 7 months to get to 26.2 miles!