Holy crap - it is almost March 1st! Where in the world is the time going? It is officially less than 3 months to
The Cleveland Marathon. To say that I am feeling confident in my training would be a lie, but knowing I still have 2.75 months/11 weeks/76 days to continue to work hard and dig deep is alittle reassuring that "I got this." I am looking at 44 workouts before running my first 1/2 marathon. 44 chances to "practice" and train this body to do what it needs to do come May 19th.
I was starting to have a small
off the charts freak out after I
was too lazy to get out of bed missed my long run this past Saturday. I began questioning my ability to "pull this off" in addition to my commitment to my training. I am technically 8 weeks into my training (I started early on January 3rd), and it hit me that most people started at 16 weeks, and therefore, are only 4 weeks into their training. Somehow this calmed my nerves a bit (maybe it made me feel like I was ahead of the pack in some odd way), and I than broke my remaining training down into blocks of months/weeks and days and suddenly, I don't feel so unprepared. I have plenty of time. So long as I am hitting 95% of my workouts per week, I will be heading into the race strong and able bodied.
I enjoy my workout schedule and feel that
Brad really has me mixing it up week after week, so boredom is not an problem. I also went back to
yoga, and have added some strength/core work 2x a week. Starting this week, I have implemented "hill interval Mondays."
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| Inaugural Hill Interval Monday 2/25/2013 |
Due to some congestion and tight chest symptoms, I walked my intervals today - but plan to start running them next week. This will take my running workouts to 4/week. While I like my 3/week schedule, I really need to start incorporating some hills. With the cold, I am running on the treadmill or at the flat track - I need to work my legs and brain and start tackling some hills and this is the best way that I can think of to accomplish this.
I am feeling better about my training schedule and really feel like I can kill it if I stop getting in my own way.
I do "got this!"
3 comments:
you can do it. I finished last year, when most people got sick from heat exhaustion. I'm not a shining example of running, and it was my first half. Just go at a steady pace, slow when you need to, and you can finish anything! the most i ever ran before that consecutivly was 8 miles. You'll finish, just make that your goal, and use the time as "what to beat" next time.
Thanks! I think in my brain it just became real. And yes, my goal is to finish. I have a time in mind (because I am competitive with myself like that) - but it is VERY generous. I'm excited, and I know I can do it - I just need to own these moments of self doubt, talk myself out of them and move on!
You can do it! I hate hills, but realize they are a necessary evil.
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