Half-Marathon: I did it!!!!

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October 2, 2011

I reached my goal! I ran my first half-marathon!

Between a full-time job, kids, and life, it was tricky scheduling all the trainings. I made it work by running right after work & tried to run 4 days per week. My long run days were on Sundays which allowed me to take Mondays off - this just made life easier.

My goals were to finish, not finish last, and come in around 2'15".  I finished in 2'11"!

My supporters checking in with me after the finish.

Half-Marathon: 34 days to go!

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34 days until the big day!

Life has become much busier lately, so getting all the runs in is getting much more challenging. I'm working on making the best use of my mornings & evenings to try & fit in the mileage.

This week is an easy week (helps with preventing injury).

Here is this week's training schedule:

Mon: Rest

Tues: 4mi, easy run

Wed: Rest 

Thur: 4mi, easy run

Fri: 4mi, easy run

Sat: Rest

Sun: 4mi, easy run

Half-Marathon: 48 days to go!

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This week's training plan:

Mon: Rest

Tues: 2 or 3mi, easy run

Wed: Rest

Thurs: 7mi, speed work (1mi warm-up, 3x1600 w/ 800 jogs in between, 1mi cool-down)

Fri: 2mi, easy run

Sat: Rest

Sun: 9mi, long run

Half-Marathon: 55 days to go!

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55 days until my first half-marathon! Feeling stronger with every run!

Here is this week's training schedule:

Mon: Rest

Tues: 3mi, easy run (I didn't actually get to this run)

Wed: Rest (I did 5.8mi to make up for yesterday!)

Thur: 6mi, tempo run (1mi warm up, 4mi @ 11:48, 1mi cool down)

Although, I think I can actually pick up the pace here now.

Fri: 2mi, easy run (will probably do 3 or 4mi)

Sat: Rest

Sun: 8mi, long run

I'd love to hear from anyone out there who is training for, or who has run a half-marathon before!

Any advice?

Half-Marathon: 62 days to go!

Time flies when you're training & enjoying your summer!

I'm am doing pretty well with my training & can say that each day I feel the benefits of my runs from the days before.  

This week's training schedule:

Mon: Rest (Although, I may throw in a 2+ miler b/c I did my long run on Saturday & rested yesterday)

Tues: 5mi. easy run

Wed: Rest

Thur: 4mi easy run

Fri: Rest

Sat: Rest

Sun: 5mi easy run

(Will try to add some mileage on the rest days - just seems like a lot of resting this week)

Half-Marathon - Here I Come

It's official... I finally registered for my first half-marathon!

Now to the training - I need to start taking it a bit more seriously.

68 days until race day!!!

Yikes!

Here's this week's training schedule:

Monday: Rest (not a bad way to start the week)

Tuesday: 3 mile easy run

Wednesday: Rest

Thursday: 5 mile tempo run (1mi. warm up, 3mi. @ 11:48, 1mi. cool down) 

Did I forget to mention I'm not a very fast runner? ... yet

Friday: 2 mile easy run

Saturday: Rest

Sunday: 8 mile long run (you bet your a** that's a long run!)

Here's the app I am using to help me with my training plan. It's the Runner's World - Smart Coach app. The picture shows it displaying the weekly plan. You can also view it in a daily view.

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BALANCE

I find myself so frequently saying, "I need to find balance in my life!" 

So, I explored the idea of balance & what I felt would help me find & feel more balanced.  Being a former runner, dancer & a current yoga teacher, I decided it was time to CREATE the balance I wanted by finding a way to better incorporate these practices into my life.

Here is where I chronicle my journey to balance.

7.12.11 One of my goals this year is to get back into running & run a half-marathon race. So today I began my training! I have 12 weeks to prepare. 

I got my run in during the morning due to high expected temps today.  

haven't run in months, so it was a little less than easy

My thoughts as I ran?

"I run. I run. I run. I don't walk. I'm a runner, I run. hot. breathe. make it to the next mailbox, awesome. see? I run! I am a runner! shoe's untied. don't trip. i run, i don't trip. i run..."

~You get the idea~

I've also found some lovely apps through itunes to help keep me on track.

Runners World Smart Coach - free app

This one gives you an individual training plan based on your abilities and what you want to train for!

Running Log - free app

This one lets you to log your runs allowing for distance, time, notes, effort, & more. Also shows you your averages per week & month.