that's what the next 13 days of my life will be. I have thirteen days until I'm supposed to run 13.1 miles. Oh my word this might be miserable. I have run a half marathon before, but never with this little of training. The last time I ran was officially 17 days ago and that was a lousy 3 miles. My longest run this far has been 9 miles and that was 30 days ago. Oh my gracious just thinking about all this nonsense is making my lungs hurt!
Here's my training schedule for the next two weeks:
Sunday (10/10) – Rest
Monday – 3 miles at 10:18 pace
Tuesday – 3 miles at 10:18 pace
Wed – 4 x 1 mile repeats at 8:15 pace
Thur – 3 miles at 10:18 pace
Friday – Rest
Saturday – 11 miles at 10:18 pace
Sunday (10/17) – Rest
Monday – 3 miles easy 10:30 pace
Tues – 3 miles easy 10:30 pace
Wed – 5 miles w/ 3 @ 8:54 pace
Thur – 3 miles at 10:30 pace
Friday – rest
I am starting to get really down on myself about how awful this race will be. For one thing my pride is getting way out of control. There will be people at this race that I know. I want to do well. I want to show them that I am a runner. I am really not a runner, but I would love to try and convince them that I am!
I got my new Runner's World magazine this weekend and of course flipped all the way through it. I am so inspired when I get that magazine. I truly want to go run as soon as I'm done looking at it. I found a race that's in NYC next November. I found myself wanting to register for a FULL Marathon in NYC. Partly because I was just there and realize how cool it would be to run through the city, and party because I just want to be a runner. I want to run a marathon, but when push comes to shove I'm terrible at training. I get lazy. Life gets crazy.
So, I'm going to try and get in as much running as I an in the next two weeks, but I'm also having to just “let it go” and realize that I can run a race and just have fun. I don't have to try and have a personal best time, and I don't have to try and beat everyone around me, I can run a race and just have fun. So my motto for this race is going to be to have fun and have fun!
Anyone else training for something? Is it going well, or crappy like mine?
I am training for my first half marathon this year. The training we are doing is from the Run Less, Run Faster book and I just ran 13.1 miles this past Sat. My training hasn’t been perfect, but it hasn’t been horrible either. I feel like I am really on track now.
What isn’t going so well is my diet. Urgh! I planned on doing so well with all this running. I was going to be at my goal weight at the Galveston Half Marathon on 11/20. So far I haven’t lost any. I am SO hungry with all this training and it has messed me up bad! 🙁 I now have an accountability partner and hopefully I’ll be able to be down at least 10 in the next 6 weeks. I would be happy there, it is a halfway point for me.
I was thinking about running the Chosen, but I had already signed up for the Galveston and I didn’t hear about it until just recently. 🙁 Our pace is so close and I would have loved to run it with you!!
Don’t be to hard on yourself! All us with “new additions” are in the same boat. I am trying to train for an event (of which I am organizing and I think you will want to register for… hint hint) and at best my training is sporadic and then sometimes nonexistent. Just finish and you will have succeeded in my book. Love for you all!
New York City, Baby! I hope you do run it someday. This will be my second time. It’s great!
Erin you running this fall? Oh how awesome!