JD - I have been doing film photography for 17 years. I think I am one of the few remaining photographers using film/darkroom.
I started keeping a generic blog of my photographic work a couple of months ago. If you are interested in knowing how I am making these prints, the blog explains some of the techniques :
http://704studio.blogspot.com/
I read some of your running blog, I started training 3 years ago, so I am also still in the beginning phases of running/racing. Good luck this winter, stay healthy!
Did your average pace come down quite a bit after your first few months of running? Or were you naturally this fast? I'm curious because I'm just getting started and my average pace is around 9 min/mile or slower. I'm hoping I can improve on that within a year or so.
My first 5k a few years ago was 22:15. My first half marathon was 2:07, which I improved to 1:48 the following year. I think if I ran a half now I could be around 1:35-40, depending on the season. Most of my PR's came this year.
Running is like photography, the more I work at it, the more I learn, and the results always seem to be improving.
I don't think there are any short cuts to improvement, even the fastest runners probably need a lot of training to reach their running potential. I have learned that patience in running/training is critical, without it injury and disappointment would dominate.
Since you are just starting out, I believe you will see improvement as each month passes. After you have been doing it for a couple of years it takes more time and work to find the improvement.
I think it is most important to stay injury free. An injury will put a stop to the running, and then obviously the fitness level drops, and so it slows down the entire process.
I have been injury free for over a year now, and the consistent running is leading me to new levels of endurance and speed.
Lately I have been running some good medium distance runs which don't take much out of me. I was not capable of this 6 months ago.
I think the main thing is to enjoy the process of running, and to let it unfold naturally. Your body and spirit will then discover its unique style of training and racing.
Thanks, your input is very helpful. Good luck with your running and your photography endeavors.
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