Half Marathon

I just finished day 3 of my 12 week training plan for a half marathon my brother-in-law and I are running in June, God willing.  My face is blotchy red, my legs a little sore, and I feel really good.  Today was only a 2 mile day but I’m trying to add 2 sprints in my smaller runs.  I read that’s suppose to help my fitness level and speed. It was really hard.

My goal isn’t to be fast, it’s just to finish but I’d like to post an impressive time for myself.  I want to put in some effort and see where it takes me.  I don’t want to finish t0o far behind my brother-in-law.  :)  It would be great if I could keep up with him but I won’t go that far.

Running is hard but I’ve learned to enjoy it too.  Pushing through mental blocks in the biggest challenge. Every run about 5-10 minutes in, sometimes for the first 2 miles, I repeat inspirational phrases in my mind, listen to certain songs over and over again, or just tell myself how far I’ve come just to keep myself going and distract myself.  It’s rare that the whole run I feel super into it and really good.  I’ve told myself to expect to be miserable the next 3 months.  I just envision the finish line.

Yesterday, in fact, I was so grumpy because I realized I’d have to run in the morning.  To put it mildly I don’t do mornings.  I dropped off my husband at work.  He cheerfully said bye and gave me a kiss.  ”I’m grumpy.” I grunted.  He smiled.  He knew why.  On top of that I had to run in the gym because it was pouring.  Three miles on a treadmill is more a workout for my brain then my heart because it’s incredibly boring.  But by 8:30 I had my 3 miles in and day 2 down.  I was finally happy again.

Here’s to being miserable and enjoying it!

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