I think that I have finally came to the conclusion that I'm not going to be able to pull off running my Half Marathon this year. I'm disappointed in myself. I should have pushed harder, not let school and work get in the way of my training, and ran tons more than I have. It makes me sad and I feel like I let people down in the process (including myself). But on a positive note, I'm proud of myself for what I accomplished this summer. I ran my first 5K and 10K. For me that was a huge hurdle! I haven't given up on running a Half Marathon. I plan on keeping myself in good shape this winter so I don't have to struggle to build up my mileage in a short amount of time. If I am able to keep up running around 6-7 miles in the winter that will help a lot. My main goal is to run a Half Marathon before I have my first child. That of course gives me a lot of time, but I want to do it next summer if possible.
Monday, September 19th, 2011 - abs/stretch/strength
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 - sprinted 1.7 miles (I ran with Dan tonight... I couldn't do distance so I sprinted instead)
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 - ran 3.14 miles
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 - abs/stretch/strength
Friday, September 23rd, 2011 - ran 4 miles
Saturday, September 24th, 2011 - REST DAY!
Sunday, September 25th, 2011 - REST DAY!
Total miles for the week : 8.84 miles
2 comments:
Sorry to hear about your grandma! I hope she makes a quick recovery and everything goes well with the surgery!
That's so inspiring to run for those who can't. You kind of forget that sometimes. That one day you won't be able to do the things you can do now. It really makes me inspired to run more!
Don't be too hard on yourself about not running the Half. You don't want to push so hard that you get injured! I bailed on the 10k I was supposed to run in June because I just wasn't prepared for that distance. It was definitely disappointing. But, there will always be another race and more opportunity to train.
And thanks for the interest in the photo challenge! I'm going to try to get up the schedule later this week! :)
That's a great idea for the photo challenge! I found another awesome webpage with tons of weekly theme ideas! I'm getting excited now! :)
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