Half-Marathon Training Week 1 Recap

Wow.

I did it. I survived. The only thing I changed in my workout plan last week was Wednesday's workout. My dogs decided that it would be fun to run away and not listen to me. Bah. I ended up chasing them around (while carrying Cooper) my street. I live on a hill...in the middle. They went to the top, then the bottom, then the top before neighbors finally helped me herd them back to my house. So, so, so mad. I couldn't believe that they were being so disobedient. Before anyone says it ("Just wait until Cooper is a teenager!"), just keep your mouth shut. No one wants to hear something like that when they're clearly upset about a situation. A "You poor girl!" or a "Here are some training tips that might help next time" would be a much better response. Just saying.

Stephanie (my husband's sister) is training with me. She goes to San Francisco State so we don't actually get to work out together. We were both in Sacramento this past weekend, so we got to do our long run (on Sunday) together. Oh. My. Gosh. I ran so much better with her. She pushed me an extra 1/4 of a mile...after we had already ran 4 miles...and we kept a faster pace than I had alone. I couldn't believe it. Just over 4 1/4 miles in 47 minutes.

Then her boyfriend decided to run after we got back...and ran 6 miles in 41 minutes. Show off. Thanks for stealing my thunder. haha :-) (In his defense...he has been running for a lot longer than we have and is in shape!)

Today started week 2 of training. Easy day of Wii Fit tonight and probably some more stretching before bed. I'm not as sore as I thought I'd be after our long run yesterday. I was actually kind of disappointed that today wasn't a running day. I think it's partly because I went out and bought a new hot pink sports bra and new running pants to match my shoes I got a few months ago and the running shirt I got for Christmas. I like to think I run better/faster if I look good (and more importantly....if I match!). :)

The rest of the week is pretty much the same as last week..

Tuesday: 3 mile run @ 6 am

Wednesday: 2 mile walk with Cooper @ whenever I can get out of the house sometime before noon

Thursday: 3 miles run @ 5 pm

Friday: REST DAY! :)

Saturday: 30 min cross training sometime in the AM

Sunday: 4 mile run sometime in the afternoon

83 days until the half marathon!!!