1/2 Marathon Training: Week 3, Run 3
It's been a hard week for me. I feel like I need to go ahead and give a big disclaimer that I am well aware that "hard" is relative. I'm not suffering from the flu, carrying a baby, taking care of a baby or two or three, or going through anything that anyone would consider "hard." But nonetheless. It's been hard. Very little sleep for various reasons and all of the accompanying ridiculousness -- you know how you have those days when everything that can be broken, dropped, spilled, run into, tripped over, or ruined is just that? I was just stumbling, bumbling, and fumbling around all week. Broken dryer, broken iPhone, broken spirit over epic battle with the electric company. The pelican runs and the concert were definite high points, but overall, my eyes stung with tiredness and I made a mess of just about everything.
Which is why this morning's run was a welcome relief. I knew I had a very busy day ahead -- working on a big school project (taking a 10-minute break to write this entry), washing tons of laundry and drying it at my neighbor's house because my dryer won't start, baking pumpkin pecan muffins for a co-worker who had surgery last week, and just basically trying to get myself together for what is going to be another exhausting (but hopefully better) week ahead.
I did my grocery shopping first thing to get that over with and then set out for a 40-minute run. I made it 3.68 miles at a 10:52 average per mile pace, which could have been better but could have been worse. What felt good was going faster the second half of the run than I did the first, which is unusual for me. I had a lot of trouble getting going, but about 20 minutes in, I started feeling somewhat stronger and better about the whole scenario. It was a beautiful and perfect sunny morning, and I decided I might as well try to somewhat enjoy myself.
Overall, I feel good about it, and I feel good about having decided to start training for the race 18 weeks out. It's such a long time that it takes a lot of the pressure off, and I don't feel too rushed on building up to the long runs on the weekends.
Today's Best Running Song: Don't Stop Me Now by Queen. This band wasn't a big part of my childhood ... I only first heard this song in this spectacular wedding video, and now it's one of my very favorite running songs. I cannot help but feel happy when I hear it and like I could run on and on and on.
Which is why this morning's run was a welcome relief. I knew I had a very busy day ahead -- working on a big school project (taking a 10-minute break to write this entry), washing tons of laundry and drying it at my neighbor's house because my dryer won't start, baking pumpkin pecan muffins for a co-worker who had surgery last week, and just basically trying to get myself together for what is going to be another exhausting (but hopefully better) week ahead.
I did my grocery shopping first thing to get that over with and then set out for a 40-minute run. I made it 3.68 miles at a 10:52 average per mile pace, which could have been better but could have been worse. What felt good was going faster the second half of the run than I did the first, which is unusual for me. I had a lot of trouble getting going, but about 20 minutes in, I started feeling somewhat stronger and better about the whole scenario. It was a beautiful and perfect sunny morning, and I decided I might as well try to somewhat enjoy myself.
Overall, I feel good about it, and I feel good about having decided to start training for the race 18 weeks out. It's such a long time that it takes a lot of the pressure off, and I don't feel too rushed on building up to the long runs on the weekends.
Today's Best Running Song: Don't Stop Me Now by Queen. This band wasn't a big part of my childhood ... I only first heard this song in this spectacular wedding video, and now it's one of my very favorite running songs. I cannot help but feel happy when I hear it and like I could run on and on and on.
Labels: half-marathon training, running
posted by eliza @ 3:18 PM
2 Comments:
I've never seen that video! It made my day, and I added that song to my workout playlist.
That wedding video is so perfectly true to the spirit of that song. Queen would be so happy.
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