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 was close enough to a 10k so I went for it! I finished in 57:36 which was way better than I expected! The weather was very cool all week, so that helped.
Last week was the halfway point…week six!! My shorter runs were 4 miles again, but I didn’t get any faster this week. I had 36:55 and 36:27, but it was much warmer than the previous week and I wasn’t sleeping quite as well. But I definitely felt much better with my progress when I got to my 7 mile run yesterday. The regular schedule had me running a 5k this last weekend, but I already planned on doing the Festival of Leaves 5k this weekend (10/11) instead, so I swapped my weekend runs. Seven miles was the longest distance I have ever ran in MY LIFE and ended up finishing in an hour and 6 minutes! I only had to walk for about 4/10’s of a mile, which I am super proud of! And all with only having a banana before I left my house and no water on the route! Craziness.
So with all of this, I have come to the realization that I shouldn’t be so hard on myself for not improving my times every week. As long as my pace stays pretty consistent, it’s okay to walk sometimes. I don’t plan on running the entire half marathon, so I really shouldn’t beat myself up. I have come so far from even a year ago, and even farther from when I started running a few years ago. I have set some goals that I would like to achieve for my upcoming races and I know that if I put my mind to it, I can do it.
5k: under 30 minutes
10k: under an hour
Half: under 2 1/2 hours (but I’d love to do it under 2 ^_^)