Princess Half Marathon Weekend Support Group - 2018

I crushed it at the Y today!

I'm really excited, I had a great walk. Since I had been reading about the Galloway method for runners, I decided to add "run breaks" to my walk. Same concept as run-walk-run, just coming at it from a different direction walk-run-walk. It worked beautifully! I went farther (1.88 miles) in less time (41 minutes) felt better and recovered faster than any of my previous work outs. I'm really pleased and see a lot more of these "run breaks" in my future.

I've been in training for 3 weeks now, and I think my husband's attention span with talking to me about it is wearing thin. I'm really excited though, it's rough when I see his eyes glaze over.

It's OK to have trouble getting going, it's hard to restart a habit when you've let it slip. Take a step back and look at what you're starting with, cut it in half, and give that a try until you find a little more motivation. I started with 15 minute workouts, something really easy to fit into my day and quick to get over with. It helped start the habit of getting back to the gym without the stress off fitting a longer workout into my day.

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I hear that. I've been wanted to give walking outside another try and I just haven't been able to because of constant wind and rain. I'm just not that hard core.

Well that's way cool!

I took the weekend off, I'll get back into it tomorrow I swear.

I'm struggling though. Registration date is fast approaching and I'm doing 23 minute miles. I know that I won't have a problem going to distance after a year of training, but I am so worried about my pace. I don't want to register just to get swept. But there's still so much time to go I might be okay. I just don't know.

How do you guys deal with your doubts?

Whoo hooo!! I'm so excited to get to meet everyone.

I did! Training week 1 I was at a 26 minute pace. I'm currently in my week 6 of training, and yesterday I walked 1.5 miles and averaged a 21:48. That made me really really happy, especially because it was an outdoor session Tomorrow I have a 3.5 mile distance on my schedule. This will be my first training day over a 5K, and I'm a bit nervous but feel like I can do it. If the weather is nice I may even try and do it outside. I'm just dying to break that 20 minute mile though. I will feel so much better when I get there.

Today I'm going to see a physical therapist to get some advice on things I can do to cut down on the pain I'm having. I get 3 visits and plan to use them to my best. I love my physical therapist and hope that she'll have some good advice for me.

Becks and I are going to do the Color Run 5K in Chicago June 4th, that will be a lot of fun and help me get my head more into things. My long days have become more than a 5K every week, so I know that I'll do fine with it. There isn't a time restraint on it, but I will absolutely give it my best.

I'm still half convinced that I am going to end up getting swept. Part of me thinks that it would be so much smarter for me to register for the 5K and the 10K because I'm sure that I can finish those, they are the safe races. However the 13.1 has always been my dream, and I feel like if I don't push myself for it now I never will. I'm certainly not getting any younger.

I think that if I "play it safe" and just do the 5K and 10K I would have fun, but ultimately, be pretty disappointed in myself for not trying to do the race that I really want to. I feel like it's now or never, so I might as well go for the whole deal.

I had a good visit with the physical therapist and we addressed the crazy tightness that I'm feeling in my calves and shins. Essentially there is no stretch in my calf muscle on the left side (the leg I broke) and I need to work on lengthening that. She gave me a couple of new exercises to put into my routine, told me that I need to work on this every day, and I'm going to go check in again in May. The PT thinks that I can absolutely do the 13.1, that there is plenty of time, and she was really impressed with how far I have already come. She also told me that no more than a mile and a half outside until we get my lower legs loosened up a bit. I need that cushioning from the treadmill to help me not injure anything.

Awesome!! I've been thinking about signing up for one, but I don't think I'm want to pay for the trio. LoL - I'm just not that into the Pluto theme this year. If it had been Minnie Mouse I would be all in.

Whoo hooo!! Go JoAnn!!
How did it go?

You can do it! If I can get out there and train, so can you.

Check out http://www.halhigdon.com/

Hal's plans are what I have been using. I finished the 5K already and I'm on the 10K for walkers right now. He has you training more days a week than Jeff does, but I feel like I need that. 3 days a week will not get me to the finish line. Also, Hal's apps come in android.

I've got it on my calendar! I am *so* nervous and excited. I'm still fighting the "can I do it?" in my head, I had a really rough mental day yesterday. But maybe registering will give me a boost because once I register it's REAL and SO ON!

Pics of your bling!! I want to see pics of your bling!