There's four weeks to my first half marathon of 2011. I'm a little nervous. As I ramp up my mileage, it's becoming more and more painful. I really hope I can stay healthy.
I'll be running 9 miles tomorrow -- I hope it can be outside. Today was impossible due to the high winds so that's why I did the weight training & 5 mile run instead. I can't stand treadmill running for more than 5 miles. Plus I really didn't have time. Then for the next three weeks I have 10 miles, 11 miles and 12 miles. I'm a little tempted to NOT do 12 miles the weekend before the half and just do the 11 (or 10!) again. I really want to be healthy for the half. But we'll see how I feel.
After my half, there is NO REST! *pray* I switch to training for the Ragnar in June. I'll start throwing in some days where I run three different runs. (e.g. 5 mile run - rest for a few hours - 5 mile run - rest for a few hours - 3 mile run.)
More hills! OMG I need more hills. *sigh* My first leg of the Ragnar is 3.7 miles and steep. I'd rather run a half marathon. Thankfully (did I really say "thankfully"?) the hill by my house is amazingly steep. So I'm going to start run/walking up that thing, turn around and come back down and rinse/repeat. Should be exciting. How did I say that with a straight face?
So that's my plan. Yes, to kill my legs. Oh no, I mean run lots. After Ragnar, I can take a small (very small) break but there's still no rest seeing as I'm contemplating doing the Vegas Ragnar in October. Oh ya, and a half marathon in October too that I've already signed up for.
What is wrong with me?
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