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week one recap – half marathon training

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3 miles

3 miles

3.5 miles

I’m still feeling the pain when it comes to my shins and I definitely had to run a lot slower this week, but I feel like I’m slowly getting back to normal, yay!  I only ran three times, instead of the four I had planned, but I feel like my shins needed the extra day of rest so I’m okay with that.  Also, I think I’m going to adjust my training plan so instead of going up a mile every two weeks, I’ll add on half a mile every week… it doesn’t sound like a lot to add a mile, but when you’re out there running it seems much much further!  Half a mile extra a week sounds much more doable!

Here’s the plan for this week:

Rest 3 m run/ BarM 3 m run 3 m run/ BarM Rest cross 4 m run

training plan

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Don’t you hate it when you jinx yourself?

I think I must have jinxed myself when I said how running was finally feeling comfortable and natural, and how happy I was about it… la la la, running is glittery and fabulous.  This week I feel quite the opposite… slow and sluggish, and my shins hurt like hell.  Yay running!

At least I got to take pretty pictures outside.

this was right before I had to stop and stretch my legs, hoping it would help…

it didn’t… BOO

So, on that downer note, I’m going to share my training plan!  If you click the picture you’ll be able to read it in normal size.  It makes me really nervous just to look at it, the longest I’ve ever run is a 10k!  That’s okay though, thankfully I have lots and lots and lots of time to sloooooowly increase my mileage.  And hopefully my shins will take care of themselves.  Silly shins.

running update

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Over the weekend I received my bib and wave numbers for the SF Half Marathon… omg it’s really happening!  I’m going to post my full training plan later this week, but essentially I took Hal Higdon’s half marathon training plan and doubled it since I (luckily) have so much time before the race.  In the meantime I will just going to continue running three miles at a time and fitting in Bar Method whenever possible.  I’m happy because my speed has improved and I’m no longer having a huge mental battle with myself every time I head out for a run… it’s finally becoming more natural!   Plus, the weather has been amazing here which really helps with the motivation factor.  Take a look at that top photo from Saturday morning… it felt like summer!

right, left, right, left… repeat

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3 miles

“That’s right. I’m out of here. Do not chase me down or text me or try to talk me into going out to lunch. I don’t have time to figure out if I have time for a run. I’m just going. The world will not fall apart in my absence. I might miss somebody’s birthday cake or a discussion of last night’s season finale. Even if I do, who cares. I’m coming back with a state of mind three coffees, two flirtatious emails and a week of vacation can’t buy. Just do it.”

My brother sent me a link to the top ten motivational quotes by Nike a while back… I think the one above is my favorite, especially the line where it says I don’t have time to figure out if I have time for a run. I’m just going.  This needs to become my mantra!  I’ve realized I need to be much more structured and consistent with my training for the half marathon in October than I was for the 10k last month, otherwise I will die on race day.  I want to have fun while running it so training will be key.

So, to keep me straight, I’m going to record my runs on the blog by posting a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge every time I lace up my running shoes.  You lucky readers will know if I haven’t stuck to the above schedule and I will feel more inclined to get out there and run, knowing that my runs are being documented on the big bad world wide web.  And please comment if you notice a lack of photo one day, not that I’d ever miss a run, ha ha!

(p.s. “bar m” are my Bar Method classes, used on cross training or strength days)

(p.p.s. I technically should have run my 3 miles yesterday and done either 2 miles today or bar method… but yesterday was hectic so I figured if I ran 3 miles today that would be okay as a compromise, plus I also walked 2 miles seperately)

(p.p.p.s  according to Hal Higdon Wednesdays should be a 2 mile run or cross training… I added the and/or just in case I was feeling extra ambitious)

(p.p.p.p.s I adjusted Hal Higdon’s plan to my timeframe… 24 weeks)

(p.p.p.p.p.s just kidding, I just wanted to add another p.s. to the list)