Brand New Nerd ;)

[Healthbrarian]

Hi everyone!

I've been reading the site for awhile, but finally decided to take the plunge and join the forums. DailyMile interactions just weren't cutting it for me, and the community here seems great!

I'm 6'0", approx. 165 lbs. I started running about a year and a half ago (minimalist running, currently using Vibram FiveFingers), and have done a 10K, a few half marathons, a 7 mile GutCheck Fitness trail race, and the LA Marathon. I really enjoy running, but have recently added in some weight training because I know that it's awesome for me, and it makes my running feel 100x better than when I'm not weight training.

Current Training

Running approx. 4 x per week (although I'm participating in the Runner's World Summer Streak, so I'm doing at least a mile every day until July 4!)

Weight training 2 x per week (Using the Female Body Breakthrough program by Rachel Cosgrove...although I do it a little more Crossfit style)

Goals

Griffith Park Trail Half Marathon - under 2:30 (November 17)

Run a marathon under 5 hours

Run a 5K under 25 minutes

Be able to do 50 pushups at a pop

I'm excited to be in a place where I can cheer other people on and nerd out about fitness! I'm a librarian by trade, so research is my game...and I love researching fitness and health!

[Red1263]

Hey hey another Californian! Welcome to the Rebellion, here we can help you with anything you need, from Advice to Motivation, just don't hesitate to ask! Wow, You're a Scout, through and through. Congrats! And I used to work in a Library, when I was in college, I ran into the friendliest and most interesting people there. I've got stories from there, I can assure you. In terms of your pushups, you want to do it all in 1 try? Then look up routines like 100-pushups, those can help you achieve the Push-up goal, if you want to do it per day, then I can recommend that you break it up into sets and do each set throughout your day, for example, you can do 5 sets of 10 Push-ups throughout your day over a span of 5 hours, or 2.5 hours, depending on how long you want to wait. In either case, you can do this! And we'll be there for you! See you around!

[Healthbrarian]

Hi Red! Yay for California! I agree on the library stories...somehow we end up with some pretty crazy ones.

Thanks for the pushups advice! I'd really like to be able to do them all at once, so I'll look into the 100 pushups plan. Sounds like something I can do.

[Red1263]

Hi Red! Yay for California! I agree on the library stories...somehow we end up with some pretty crazy ones.

Thanks for the pushups advice! I'd really like to be able to do them all at once, so I'll look into the 100 pushups plan. Sounds like something I can do.

Heh, it reminds of the phrase, "It's always the quiet ones" but then again, I'm one of the LAST people to be working in the Library with the noise complaints I got.

Just take your time, with the Pushups and stick to it the plan, it'll take a while, but you can do it if you're dedicated

[tigersheart]

welcome aboard!

You will have fun here, it is a great place to be