Saturday, March 28, 2009

A New Goal

I ran my first run with Coach Jack today. We did 14 miles and it was great! I have to say, it's so nice running with a pacer, I barely looked at my Garmin. We averaged a 9:46 pace, which was dead on as per my training plan (that's why he gets paid the big bucks!), and I feel great right now. Going into it, I thought the pace was going to be too slow, but it was actually very comfortable. If it wasn't for an upset stomach (potential clif shot side effect, will be looking into this), I could have kept going.

While we were running, a goal of mine came up. I've been thinking about this for a while now but never brought it up until today. I always thought it was for very experienced, elite runners and maybe I just needed Coach there to tell me it was doable. Anyway, I've been interested in becoming a pacer some day down the road. Not any time soon as I know I have A LOT to learn when it comes to pacing. But I think it not only would be fun, it would be so rewarding to help people reach their goals of finishing a marathon. So I'm adding this to the tangible goal list! Coach Jack trains pacers so I see an opportunity in the future...

It was a dreary day while we were running, we were admiring the area and how great of a running route there is in the city. I mentioned that I really need to bring my camera along to take pics for my blog so we stopped and Coach took this picture with his phone. I guess I can't complain about race day action photos because I can't even take a decent one when I pose for it! That's the Philadelphia Are Museum behind me.


Hope everyone has a great weekend! We're heading to our friends house for a early Spring cookout and some cards. Looking forward to it!

24 comments:

Marci said...

Great goal. I need a pacer, do people pay for that service?

Jeanette said...

Good job! Cute pic!

RunToTheFinish said...

yeah for a great coach! I never take good pics in my running attire, guess it's par for the course

Felice Devine said...

I think it would be so cool if you were a pacer! Helping people reach their own goals is great!

Norma said...

That's a great goal! Glad you had such a positive experience today, also.

Susan said...

I always thought it would be fun to be a pacer! What kind of training is there for that? I figured most of them were just really into running marathons!

Anonymous said...

What a cool goal; I'd love to hear what that entails. I'm deciding if I'm going to run with a pacer for Vermont City or not

Sara said...

I think that is a great goal to have, I never knew you could hire a personal running coach either! Very cool. Pacing seems like it would be very hard to do!

Bruce said...

I had stomach problems the only time I tryed cliff shots too. Have you used them before? Better to find out on a training run then in a race.

Marlene said...

Glad to hear you had such a good run. I would love to have a pacer!

Abby said...

That's one of my favorite spots on the kelly drive loop - i love when the boathouses come into view again.

I love the idea of becoming consistent to pace other people - good luck with getting there!

X-Country2 said...

I'm so happy that your coach is working out so well for you. Great new goal. I suspect you'll be a wonderful pacer.

Carly said...

That is a great goal. I am glad the coaching is working well.

RunningLaur said...

It'd be so great to be a pacer - such a fantastic goal!

Good to hear that the coach is working out so well too.

joyRuN said...

Great job on the 14!

It looks like it'd be fun to be a pacer. I'm still working on trying to be consistent on my own though :)

Sarah said...

Honestly - that's a super fun goal! I'm excited to hear how it comes together!!

Unknown said...

It sure looks cold in that picture. Nice job with the 14 miler.

Unknown said...

Nice job on your run. I think wanting to be a pacer is a great goal!

BOBBI McCORMICK said...

nice goal sweetie! Its so nice that you have a PACER!

Aron said...

I want to be a pacer someday too!! I think it would be SO fun to help people get their goals!

Great job on the run!!

Mel-2nd Chances said...

i think you would make an excellent pacer! sounds like a great goal! Glad you had a great run, sounds like you have a great coach :)

Chic Runner said...

Glad your coach is working out so well for you! :)

Danielle J. said...

That's an awesome goal! You can do it! Yea for a great run with your coach, too.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog and passing along your kind words and support. Your story certainly is an inspiration to me so thank you for sharing and keep it up! :)

raulgonemobile said...

Nice run, and a good goal to add, to boot!