Hello! How’s it going? I am so excited about all the response to my first time half marathon training plan!! WOW! I am so excited (and overwhelmed). But I think I’m caught up on the most important things for now – if you signed up you should have received the plan and first email. If you signed up but didn’t get it – email me!
Oh! Before I forget – are you watching the Olympics? I kinda love it!
How ‘bout we talk about my running and eating for a quick second?
I listed my workouts from this week below. Instead of a written down running log I’ve been taking notes on my phone. This seems to work better for me and I actually do it. It’s not super detailed but helps give me an idea of how a run went and if there was anything I want to remember about how I felt, fuel that worked or didn’t work, etc.
What I’m eating highlights include perfectly ripe strawberries and avocado – just not together.
It’s about balance!
I had a crappy week of running that was 99% my fault. Yeah, I was a little busier than usual and had to cut one of my runs short for a legit reason but outside of that I was a slacker. Boo.
Running Log for the week of February 11th.…
- Sunday was my only good run – but I’m extra grateful that if I only really showed up one day it was race day. I did the Palm Desert Half Marathon and felt like I ran a good race. (Race recap coming soon!)
- Monday – Rest day to let my legs recover after the half marathon. Strength training full body.
- Tuesday easy 6 miles. I planned on doing a tempo run on Wednesday so I kept something in the tank for that.
- Wednesday – 8 mile run had to cut it short because I had an appt. No stretching or strength.
- Thursday – Walk and full body strength workout. This is a usual rest day for me.
- Friday – 8 miles. Cut it early because I was worried I’d hit a ton of traffic headed towards LA for my aunt’s funeral.
- Saturday- 10 miles. My weekend long run didn’t happen. I ended up working both Sat and Sun morning on a ton of emails and questions that came in about the half marathon training plan. I should have planned this better and done it after my run.
- Sunday – 11 miles . I spent from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. working on the first time half marathon email list and FB group. I had about 90 minutes to run and then had to get ready for lunch plans with my family. Did what I could with the time I had.
Here’s the intro for the Half Marathon training plan.
Sign up here if you want to join the group NOW. — There will be another group starting in July or August.
The half marathon group training is full.
I don’t think it was such a crappy week! Better than nothing. And hey, you can always get back on track! Good luck 🙂
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
http://charmainenyw.com
I’ve had a week of crappy runs as well. I’m glad I’m not alone in this book! Hearing that great Runners like yourself struggle to makes me feel better
True. We need to get it together!! Or at least I definitely do!!