Tis the season to run and by Jolly! I mean I have to run this week or I may go nutz! I went to Target to do some shopping and it was CRAZY!! I should have been wearing my shirt that says "It's All Good I Ran Today" from anothermotherrunner.com. It is red so it would have been festive and so true!
Today I actually had the time to get out and run on the ROAD! I have hardly been running due to time factors. I know that running helps keep my anxiety and stress at bay. However, I have just been to lazy at 5 AM to get out of bed and get a good treadmill run in. I tell myself, I will run this evening after the girls get to bed. However, as the day progresses and I realize how much I still have to do with work and Christmas prep, it just hasn't happened. But today starts vacation and that means no excuses, time to run.
I am hoping to run every day until Christmas. Then I will take a few days off to taper for the 1/2 Marathon coming up a week from tomorrow. As you can see from the fact that I haven't been running but 3 times in the past 2 weeks I have no real high hopes for a PR at this race. In fact I am simply looking at it as a fun time with my sister and her husband.
All that being said I did get out and get a nice chilly 3.5 miles in first thing. I did manage to run the first mile with no walk breaks at a fairly good pace. It was downhill from there, but I enjoyed the time out on the road. I so notice a difference between the road and the treadmill.
I try to tell myself it is a good thing that I live at the top of a hill. It means my first mile or 2 (depending on my route) are down hill when I start. The down side is that the last mile is always uphill. Again, all excuses but still true.
On the bright side always running hills makes a flat course so much nicer!
Is it bad that I have already moved past next weekend in my running schedule? There is no "cramming" for a run like you may have done for a test. I mean honestly, cramming didn't really work in college and it isn't going to work in running. The only thing I am risking by trying to cram for a run is injury and then where would I be? So, I will run for the next few days and enjoy the time on the road. Then get the 1/2 done and really start looking forward to the next run. So far that includes a 15K with friend and hubby in March and the Ragnar So Cal in April. I am thinking a 5k in February may be a good idea and then a 1/2 sometime.
All fun things, I am just praying that i have set up a realistic training schedule and that I can get my pace up to that of hubby and friend by March so they don't have to wait to long for me at the end of the 15K.
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