~We're 25% of the way through our 16 week training program!
~We're running 8 miles this week!
~We still haven't had all 8 of us running on the same day! (Kelly is overseas for the next two weeks - so it won't happen this week either)
~You should hold a strech for 30 seconds (or so I've been told)
~50-60% of our food intake should consistent of carbohydrates!
~We sweat 0.3 - 2.4 liters per hour! (Or so we've been told - I still don't know how they would actually measure that?!?)
~7979 people finished the Twin Cities Marathon last year!
~407,000+ people finished a marathon in 2007. The average marathon time for all Finishers was 4:41:33. The average for men was 4:29:52 and the average for women was 4:59:28. (http://www.marathonguide.com/features/Articles/2007RecapOverview.cfm)
~ The current world record marathon time for men is 2:03:59 (set in 2008) and for women is2:15:25 (set in 2003)
~PJ has run in 4 marathons since April 20!
~There are 87 days left until the Twin Cities Marathon!
And now a numbers question for you...Why is the marathon exactly 26.2 miles??? (You might be surprised at the answer...I was!)
Southdale Y Run Club
