What this is~

Long distance training isn't always easy, especially when you're going for something as challenging as a full marathon in a year!

It can however be extremely fun and rewarding, especially when you have a group of friends at it with you. :P

I hope that we'll be able to meet up and have runs together (both training runs and race runs) throughout the year whenever possible. From personal xp i can say that to me, that's one of the best parts of running

(other best parts include overtaking those close friends, sitting around at the finish line watching everyone trickle in, the first taste of 100 plus [all hail 100+] after running half a dozen miles, having a huge dinner after a long ass run...etc).

Even if we aren't able to arrange for that, being able to share our current state with the rest of the team really does help keep you on track (and away from skipping runs!). Which is rather important. From personal experience, i've also seen entire marathon teams vanish one by one over the course of a year, leaving a remainder of 2 runners from an original 12! =P . I have high hopes that this won't turn out the same~ heheh~

Hence this blog for any one of us who's wants to post occasionally on his/her current week runs status (i'll be posting regularly of course).

Also, if you have the time, why not map and share a route with the rest of us. I've mapped my two favorite run places (would be more then happy to arrange a group run at them) fully for everyone to take a look. ;)