I figure since it’s been a month, I can finally do the recap for my third half marathon. As disappointing as it was, I also learned a lot and it hasn’t scarred me permanently 😛 Thanks for following my journey! Training: I had planned on doing the 12 week Hal Higdon plan, like I did for…
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One year wrap-up in 905 words ^_^
So today marks one year since I started this weight loss journey and decided to change my lifestyle to a healthier one FOR GOOD. Though I did my first 21 Day Fix workout on February 24, 2014, I have to backtrack a little bit to when my challenge pack first arrived. There was one bigger…
See Cat Run
Well, here we are…week 12. Three days away from my first half marathon. I posted weekly updates until week 4, then combined weeks 5 and 6, finally giving up posting about it altogether for some reason. I figured I needed to document everything, even minimally, just so I can remember this in the future! I…
Half Marathon Training – Weeks 5 & 6 Update
Sorry I’ve been kind of distant lately…work has been a little hectic, then we had house guests two weekends in a row! My training is going great!! Week 5 my shorter runs were 4 miles, which I completed in 36:08 and 35:48. My longer run was supposed to be 6 miles, but I figured that…
Half Marathon Training – 4 week update
So this week was great for my shorter runs but my longer run was a little more disappointing. Repeated last week’s distances, so my shorter ones were 3.5 and my longer run today was 5 miles again. This week’s shorter runs came in at 31:29 and 31:20, which was better than last week’s 31:41 and…
Half Marathon Training – 3 week update
Week three is in the books! Increased to 3.5 miles on the shorter run days, and 5 miles today for the longer run! Did strength training with PiYo on Monday, took my rest day Wednesday and walked Friday instead, and did a shorter walk yesterday. I ended up adjusting my diet a little bit, too,…
Half Marathon Training – 2 week update
I figured since I have completed two weeks of half marathon training, it was time to start documenting it! To give some background info…I am currently training for the Richmond Half Marathon November 15th. I started a 12-week program on Monday, August 25th, which will take me all the way up until the race. It starts…