I have been following my 30 minutes a day pretty religiously. Last night I only made it 1 mile, but I finished that mile strong and in 14:59 minute. It was grueling and it was painful.
The majority of it, the thoughts that were dominating my mind were "you can't do it" and "give up now."
I weighed the options. I conversed with myself. I wondered if I would really regret paying $50 towards a half marathon and then ... just not going.
The struggle is real.
I keep experiencing pain. I am pushing myself way too hard. I am not sure if physically pressing for half marathon with so little gumption to train is the best thing to do.
Pros. Cons. Thoughts both negative and positive.
Can I do this? I am certainly going to try. I won't give up. If I am going down, I am going down with a fight.
Until then ... I press on.
Friday, August 21, 2015
Friday, August 14, 2015
10 Weeks 1 Day to Train
It is amazing how fast time flies by.
I signed up for a half marathon in February. That should have been more than enough time to train. Here I am 10 weeks away, and I am hardly can run a half mile without pain and getting tired.
The Color Run was 2 weeks ago, and while I did well in it, I was completely exhausted by the end of it.
The past Couple of Days I have had a plan to train for 30 minutes a day -- whatever that looks like. Walking, running, cycling, swimming, yoga, etc. 30 minutes. A rest and recovery day 1-2 days per week depending on the intensity of that weeks workout. ]
Online I found a program for an 8 week half marathon training schedule. Running anything over 3-4 miles scares me silly. I know I can do it. I know that I have it me to do this. I have walked far distances. I have gone on day hikes. I have walked miles in a day. But never 13.1 condensed down into "you much be able to walk a 16 minute mile."
In my training I am right there. I am at about a 15:49 (I think) minute mile. That give me next to no leniency. As I progress into miles 4, 5, 6 and so forth .. I need energy to keep going to make it past mile 13. Building up endurance right now is the biggest key. For now my daily goal is 30 minutes of exercise. I'll add the miles soon. One day at a time with a future goal of getting to 13. I'd love to run it in less than 3 hours. I'd love to run it in less than 2.5 hours. 2 hours would be really awesome, too.
So do I have enough time? Yes. Here goes close to everything I've got.
8/13: 20 minutes of yoga, 10 minute walk
8/12: 30 minute walk -- 1.75 miles
8/11: 30 minute run/walk -- 1.91 miles
I signed up for a half marathon in February. That should have been more than enough time to train. Here I am 10 weeks away, and I am hardly can run a half mile without pain and getting tired.
The Color Run was 2 weeks ago, and while I did well in it, I was completely exhausted by the end of it.
The past Couple of Days I have had a plan to train for 30 minutes a day -- whatever that looks like. Walking, running, cycling, swimming, yoga, etc. 30 minutes. A rest and recovery day 1-2 days per week depending on the intensity of that weeks workout. ]
Online I found a program for an 8 week half marathon training schedule. Running anything over 3-4 miles scares me silly. I know I can do it. I know that I have it me to do this. I have walked far distances. I have gone on day hikes. I have walked miles in a day. But never 13.1 condensed down into "you much be able to walk a 16 minute mile."
In my training I am right there. I am at about a 15:49 (I think) minute mile. That give me next to no leniency. As I progress into miles 4, 5, 6 and so forth .. I need energy to keep going to make it past mile 13. Building up endurance right now is the biggest key. For now my daily goal is 30 minutes of exercise. I'll add the miles soon. One day at a time with a future goal of getting to 13. I'd love to run it in less than 3 hours. I'd love to run it in less than 2.5 hours. 2 hours would be really awesome, too.
So do I have enough time? Yes. Here goes close to everything I've got.
8/13: 20 minutes of yoga, 10 minute walk
8/12: 30 minute walk -- 1.75 miles
8/11: 30 minute run/walk -- 1.91 miles
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