Well howdy there! I've been seriously slacking in my posts (again) I can't guarantee that it will get better seeing as summer seems to already be shaping up to be outrageously busy but I am certainly going to make the effort! Aren't you lucky.
Rest assured that my mediocre blogging is in no way shape or form a comment on my progress, quite the opposite! I've been so busy with life and 1/2 training that I haven't made time to share! So this week I'm going to give you two posts! Again, aren't you lucky. No worries though, the second post is food! Homemade granola bars to be specific!
Anywaaaay, aside from some slacking off on some morning workouts, 1/2 training is going full speed ahead! Saturday I went the longest distance I have ever gone, 4 miles! No judgment please, this was a big accomplishment for me. And I know purists are going to say "You didn't Run 4 miles" Well no, if you want to get technical I run/walk/run -ed 4 miles. So yes a fair amount of walking is still included but I finish each distance having kept moving the whole distance and without injury and sweating to the oldies so I think I'm headed in the right direction :) The goal is still to run the GR 1/2 in October to get the distance under my belt... well running shorts. Then have a couple months to really work on getting my speed up. This is totally happening people! It's still mind boggling to me that in 266 days I'm going to be running 13.1 miles at Walt Disney World! With one of my BFF's of course!
Now onto the go big part of this post...... it has come to may attention that runDisny is going to be adding a 10K to this years line up of events. It has also come to my attention that there will also be something called the Glass Slipper Challenge that will entail running the 10K on Saturday followed by the 1/2 marathon on Sunday. Now having already presented this idea to my PIC, she thinks I'm nuts.... which I think is closer to the reality :) But I'm super interested in the prospect of a major physical challenge. Besides, a 10K is only 6.2 miles and by that time I'll have done 14 as my longest distance. You also get another shiny metal, in addition to the ones you will get for the 10K and 1/2 and you all know how I feel about shiny.
So what do you think friends? Go big or go home?
And the adventure continues!
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
So it begins
Short Post!
Well friends, I was officially given the OK to shove my foot back into a running shoe and get back on track. Now let me be clear, it's certainly not comfortable at this stage in the healing process but it feels good to get back into a routine. Speaking of, except for a slacker day yesterday, the routine has been to elliptical intensely for 25 minutes in the morning or so then do another 30 on the elliptical at night unless it's a 1/2 training day. That's right kids, we are officially in 1/2 marathon training mode! Can you believe it's already here because I certainly can't. It's exciting, exhilarating, and mostly just terrifying. Very terrifying. I've set a lot of kinda huge goals for myself and really don't want to fail. But I've got my running shoes, trusty ol' treadmill, mobile Netflix with 3 seasons of Glee to rewatch and a super supportive group of people cheering me on.
The great thing about this training program is that it really is only a 3 day/week commitment and it's made for super beginners. Also, It's 22 weeks long which means I should have almost enough time to run it twice! My main concern is that I won't be able to improve my time enough to be within pace requirements but I'm hoping to cross that bridge when I can run the whole 13.1 miles!
Well that's about it for now, I'm hemming and hawing about another crazy challenge which I'll post about next week but for now I'm going to work on my long run iTunes playlist and great ready to rock the mileage that's about to start adding up quick! Send me your best wishes because I'm going to need them!
And the journey continues...
P.S Good Luck to all the River Bank Runners this weekend!! No matter what distance you are running, you are all such an inspiration! Next year I'll be up there with you!
Well friends, I was officially given the OK to shove my foot back into a running shoe and get back on track. Now let me be clear, it's certainly not comfortable at this stage in the healing process but it feels good to get back into a routine. Speaking of, except for a slacker day yesterday, the routine has been to elliptical intensely for 25 minutes in the morning or so then do another 30 on the elliptical at night unless it's a 1/2 training day. That's right kids, we are officially in 1/2 marathon training mode! Can you believe it's already here because I certainly can't. It's exciting, exhilarating, and mostly just terrifying. Very terrifying. I've set a lot of kinda huge goals for myself and really don't want to fail. But I've got my running shoes, trusty ol' treadmill, mobile Netflix with 3 seasons of Glee to rewatch and a super supportive group of people cheering me on.
The great thing about this training program is that it really is only a 3 day/week commitment and it's made for super beginners. Also, It's 22 weeks long which means I should have almost enough time to run it twice! My main concern is that I won't be able to improve my time enough to be within pace requirements but I'm hoping to cross that bridge when I can run the whole 13.1 miles!
Well that's about it for now, I'm hemming and hawing about another crazy challenge which I'll post about next week but for now I'm going to work on my long run iTunes playlist and great ready to rock the mileage that's about to start adding up quick! Send me your best wishes because I'm going to need them!
And the journey continues...
P.S Good Luck to all the River Bank Runners this weekend!! No matter what distance you are running, you are all such an inspiration! Next year I'll be up there with you!
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