Week 2:
- Thursday, 2.0 mi with Dave on the trail, 21:08
- Sunday, 2.42 mi with Dave in Cape May, 24:18
- Total Mileage = 4.42 mi
Week 3: WOMP!
Week 2 (recap I wrote last week and never posted) - The short week kind of threw me off, I missed that extra day to fit in a run. I was supposed to run on Tuesday and then it was raining cats and dogs. Then I told myself I would run Wednesday, but decided relaxing and chatting with my mom after work was more important than fitting in a run before cheer practice. Wednesday night Dave and I decided we were going to get up and run bright and early, but when the alarm went off we both decided that a few extra minutes of sleep were totally worth it. Are you sensing a theme???? When I finished up work on Thursday I knew I was going to do my run no matter what!
On the weekend, I had planned on running on Saturday morning, but by the time I got out of bed it was hot and a cold mimosa sounded way better than a run. It ended up working out for me, because Sunday was much cooler and I actually enjoyed my run. Although the runs haven't been quite as enjoyable as I remember them, I'm not feeling so easy breezy in my runs recently. I just keep telling myself it will get better. It will.
Week 3 – What can I say? I planned on running on Tuesday, I blew it off. I planned on running on Wednesday, I forgot my running stuff (I go straight from work to my parents’ house when I’m coaching). Thursday and Friday I was battling my headache. And the rest of my weekend was dedicated to the bachelorette party, football, and rest and recovery. I was lazy. I didn’t eat well. I was dreading every planned run.
And now I’m putting that week behind me. During my half training, I didn’t hate my runs. I wasn’t dreading them ahead of time. I need to remember how to love running and it started today. Dave and I went for a run in the park, we took it nice and easy, we walked when we needed to, and wouldn’t you know we finished 3.6 miles! I felt great, the weather was perfect, and it was just what I needed! I wish it wasn’t so easy to completely fall of the wagon for an entire week, but oh well. I know healthy living is something that I have to continuously recommit to, so all I can do is plan to do better this week and I started with a bang!
Have you been keeping up with your healthy intentions?
Monday, September 17, 2012
10K Training: Weeks 2 & 3
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I totally get where you are coming from, Amber. It seems like creating a pattern (whether it's running for a few days or not running) seems to stick. I feel the same thing with eating. The more I eat healthy foods, the more I want to keep doing it. But it's the same with junk food. Get back on the wagon. You can do it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement! You're right, the same thing definitely applies for healthy foods.
DeleteDefinitely done a bit of that recently!
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard because it's so, so easy to fall off the wagon and so much more difficult to get back on. What is it that they say about it takes 21 days to form a habit, but to me, it seems like that only applies to good habits. Bad habits, I feel like, form instantly for me! However, not the case - you can form the good ones and bad ones just as easily so you can do it - you can form those good habits just as easily again! :)
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