Running with a Chorkie

This is a post just by Sam

When I first started running, before I was training for something (when there was still some walking involved...) I would take BB on my runs. She is a pretty good runner for a 5 lb dog. But now that I am actually training for something and I am pushing myself harder and harder every day it is a little tougher to bring her along. Whenever she sees my pretty pink running shoes though she follows me around like it is her only job in the whole world. And if you have ever seen her "I want to go running too mom" face, you would understand where my dilemma is. On a not-so-hot day she can run for an hour, even though it isn't my pace I will take it on an easy day. When it is hot she can't quite go so long though. So what I have been doing lately is taking her on my 'warm up' (about 20 min.), to work out all my kinks, and then swinging by the house and dropping her off so that I can push myself for however long I feel. This way she is happy and I get to train. It is also a two birds one stone situation because the dog gets walked!

Update on me:

I have been doing really well with stretching! It is sometimes the most relaxing part of my day.
I have been doing a little better with getting strength training in but it is an uphill battle.
I have been doing a LOT better with my 'diet.' In other words I am eating healthier.

After the First Week

This Past week we learned that sword fighting is a better work out than you would think. We will probably use it for our fun workout days because you don't realize that you are working out but by the end you are exhausted. We also learned that it is very important to work out on the days that you REALLY don't want to, as well as making time for it which can be difficult. 
We are both working on our diets as well and in the beginning phases of figuring out what to eat before, during and after work outs. Rebekah has found that baby carrots are helpful during runs. And Sam is a fan of raisins.
Today versus last week Rebekah has gotten a little faster and was also able to run 2 minutes longer than the last time we ran together.
Over all not a bad start to our adventure!
Rebekah's goals for this week are:
Adding time to her runs,
and getting better about working strength training into her days.
Sam's goals are:
To continue to work on flexibility,
and working more strength training into her routine as well.

Introductions and Goals

Hello amazing readers. This is a blog where we (Rebekah and Sam) are going to keep you posted on our journey to running an ultra marathon. Our goals are by September next year (2017) to run a marathon together. Then the next year our goal is a 50 mile ultra and finally the third year our goal is to run a 100 mile ultra.

For training we are starting with getting our fitness levels in sync so that we keep a uniform pace for the marathons. We are also trying to find our balance with strength, flexibility and cardio. Rebekah is the flexible one and Sam is the 'fast' one.

Rebekah's reasons for doing this include but are not limited to:

1) Showing her son that you can do so much more than just make it through, you can overcome.
2) Improving overall fitness.
3) Being able to say that She ran 100 miles.

Sam's reasons are:

1) Because running has been an escape and has gotten her through a lot of hard times.
2) As cheesy as this sounds, she really just likes running.
3)You never know how far you can go until you try.

We plan on updating weekly, including where we are with our fitness levels,  if our goals change, and what we learn along the way. We'll also add some video posts and Personal posts (individual updates from each runner).

So tie your shoes and lets get ready for the run (or I guess lots of runs).