I woke up today, and it was October. Okay, confession: it was already October when I went to bed. My second half-marathon is about six weeks away. I’ll be honest: I haven’t been training anywhere near what I should be doing. September was a rough month for me motivation wise. I was having trouble sleeping,…
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My new, improved half marathon training plan
Remember that time I went crazy and registered for a half-marathon? And that time I apparently continued to be crazy and registered for a second? Having one race until my belt, I’m going into this race with some experience and a good idea of what did and did not work for my first half….
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Oops, I did it again
Y’all, I did something crazy yesterday. It was crazy the first time, and it was crazy yesterday. I done registered for another half-marathon. I blame peer pressure. Ashley was already planning to run it, and why not go to Vegas for the weekend? We’re getting a group of gal pals together for the trip (sans…
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75 thoughts while running a half marathon
1. It isn’t even 7 am. Not only am I awake, I’m about to run a race.2. Remind why I wanted to do this.3. How fast are the people who start in corral 1?4. And now we shuffle forward and wait.5. And now we’re being lapped by the first few corrals.6. We’re at the start…
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13.1
So what did you do this weekend? Oh, me? Nothing major. I just ran (ehh, mostly walked) a freaking half-marathon. And almost drank aloe vera gel. Yep, you’re seeing that correctly. A finisher’s medal for the 15th Country Music Half Marathon in Nashville. My time wasn’t glamorous. My form was lacking. My energy and motivation…
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High Five for Friday: half-marathon edition
And my half-marathon is all of a sudden tomorrow. 1. I finished my last training run yesterday. It was a quick 2+ miles. 2. Not sure if my allergies are going to flare up, but I’m getting a new asthma inhaler in case running for so long aggravates my lungs. Better safe than sorry! 3. I’m…