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Wanted: Running Buddy

One of my favorite things about training for races is that I get to do so with friends. I trained for my first half marathon alone and I said I’d never do another one. That was until Asia suggested we run and train for our 2nd half together about a year and a half after my first. After that race, I joined a running club to train for my next 2 half marathons and my first full marathon. During my first full marathon long training runs, I’d have as many as five girls to run with and the miles flew by. After that race, our little group never really made its way back together, but I have run with almost all of the girls since then at least once!

Running Buddies!

After our first marathon (Rock n Roll San Diego 2011), Asia and I trained together for AFC half and then the Surf City Marathon. We also trained for our first half and full Ironman together in the first half of this year, along with our boyfriends (team WODS!). Asia has been my constant companion in our quest for PRs and she also shares my goal to qualify for Boston. We have bizarrely similar paces, in and out of races (we always finish within a minute of each other at running races and even our triathlon run times are super close!). At the Surf City Marathon in February we paced each other to our goal of a sub 3:50 marathon. I’m pretty convinced that running together makes us better than if we were to each run separately.

 I found out that my tweet to Women’s Running Magazine about my favorite running buddy was selected to be published in the magazine! 

Since Asia did not finish Ironman CdA and decided to sign up for Ironman Cozumel and the rest of my running buddies have (hopefully) temporarily retired from racing, I’ve been training and racing largely alone since July. I can’t say completely alone of course since my amazingly supportive boyfriend Mike has also been racing with me and has even joined me on a few runs! I’ve also been able to recruit my co-worker Allison who also ran Rock n Roll San Diego with me last year to join me once a week for my Wednesday recovery run, but I wasn’t convincing enough to get her to sign up for Surf City with me. I’ve also started to get to know one of Mike’s friend’s wives during our (mostly) weekly meet-up runs at the local Moving Shoes store, but she is not training for a marathon. And there have been a few times that Asia’s training schedule has magically worked with mine and we’ve been able to log some miles together.

But in between those miles with friends there have been many more alone. Although I definitely enjoy running enough to run with my thoughts and music alone, I’ve never run over 12 miles by myself and I can’t say I’m looking forward to the 14-20 mile runs I have planned every single weekend from now until February. With Asia beginning her taper for Cozumel and then taking time off after the race to recover, I won’t have the hope that she can join me. Since Surf City is not a San Diego race, there aren’t any groups that are training for them and Mike’s pace is far too fast for me to keep up with for that long (and my pace feels uncomfortably slow for him!).

18 Mile San Francisco Run

My run last week with the girls in San Francisco really brought back good memories of my group training runs for RnR San Diego. So, if you’re out there – I’m taking applications for a Runny Buddy.

Running Buddy Requirements:

  1. Ability to run anywhere from 14-20 miles every weekend from now until February (bonus if you want to run Surf City Marathon as well)
  2. Ability to maintain average pace of 8:45-9:30 min/miles on long runs
  3. Interest in multi-hour discussions about running, triathlon, current events, traveling, Gossip Girl, nutrition, and/or the Bachelor
  4. Patience for bathroom and water stops (and possible photo ops)
  5. San Diego resident or desire to commute to San Diego for long runs (bonus points if you are free for 5:30 a.m. mid-week long runs)

Anyone!? 🙂

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November 5, 2012 By fitnessfatale 7 Comments

Filed Under: Running, Uncategorized Tagged With: marathon training with friends, running buddies, San Diego Rock n roll marathon, Surf City Marathon

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  1. Beth

    November 6, 2012 at 5:19 am

    Hey CDA buddy, I would be all in except the commute from Colorado would be a killer =( hope your search goes well!

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  2. Change of Pace

    November 6, 2012 at 6:15 am

    Love this! If I a) lived in SD, or even remotely close and b) was able to run right now, I’d be more than game to be your running buddy! I’d even bake you delicious vegan goods to power your long runs!

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    • FitnessFatale

      November 6, 2012 at 7:47 pm

      Yes! I would love that!

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  3. sarahthefitfoodie

    December 6, 2012 at 1:21 am

    You should hit up my Oiselle teammate and friend, Patty! She’s super fun, hilarious, and loves the distances! I’m going to tweet her a link to your blog post. 🙂

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    • FitnessFatale

      December 6, 2012 at 1:59 am

      That’d be awesome – thanks!

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      • pattyb

        December 6, 2012 at 2:43 am

        Ha! I love the distances when I don’t bonk!
        Yes, I’m an SD resident always in training for halfs! My next two are in Feb ~ Mermaid and Women’s Half ~ both in SD. I’m also signed up for Eugene! Travel buddy???
        Where do you run your long runs? My friend and I are supposed to run 18 this Friday ~ you avail?! We haven’t decided where to run 😉
        Love your blog!
        ps. Have you heard of Breakaway Training?

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        • FitnessFatale

          December 6, 2012 at 3:12 am

          Very cool! Thanks for reaching out! I work weekdays so wouldn’t be able to do Friday but thank you for offering! Where in San Diego are you? I have heard of Breakaway but never looked into it. I will do that!

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