Today it is HOT. 104F. Now guess what I did. You are right: I went out for a walk/run at noon. I just overslept. Or slept in:)
It was hot and challenging but I managed to do something:
Distance: 3.66 miles
Pace: 16:05/mi
Calories burned: 419
Duration: 1:00:11
Not bad.
It has been almost a year since my last post – and almost a year since my last run. Not good. Time for change.
This year my plans are above and beyond ambitious: I am doing a half marathon! I know I am crazy: to run 13.1 miles after all this no-running time but I can do it!
How did this crazy idea come to my mind? Well, it all comes down to me not liking wasting anything. I had some about to expire Flying Blue miles (I got it from flying KLM) and I didn’t want them to go unused. I was not going to book a flight with KLM or AirFrance anytime soon and I didn’t have enough for an award ticket. The merchandise I had enough miles for was nothing I actually wanted or needed… but wait a minute, what is this? A race? Hm, sounds interesting. I had just enough miles to redeem for a single entry to a half-marathon in Paris, Amsterdam or Malibu. For obvious reason I picked Malibu. I happily redeemed my miles (and saved $69.00) for a Malibu International Half Marathon entry. It was back in January and I didn’t really think much about it. The race is November 16, 2014.
Now we are in May – and I know I want to do it. Time to start training. I don’t care about time and pace, all I want is get to the finish line – and in one piece:)
Today was the first day in a very long time when I put on my running shoes and got out of the door. My brand new iPhone is my new companion now, and of course, I downloaded RunKeeper. It is an app that track your progress, set goals and work towards them. Still new to it, but it seems cool.
Today I just wanted to run/walk for 3 miles. I knew I would not be able to run non-stop for 3 miles (last time I did it was in December 2012, ouch) so I opted for run/walk. Walking took up most of that but it helped me mentally to get back (I hope) to this running mind frame.
This is what I did today:
Distance: 2.88 miles
Average pace: 16:05/mi
Duration: 46:20
Calories burned: 293
RunKeeper allows you to set a goal and suggests a training plan to achieve it.
I picked a free one, Beginner Half Marathon to Finish. It consists of 64 sessions and starts June 10. The only problem with it is that I am not in shape to run 3 miles non-stop (this is what the plan tells you to do your first training day). Back in 2012 – no problem but now…
I turned to Google, and this is what I found: 14-week Couch to Half Marathon Training Plan.
It starts as a run/walk training, and this is what seems to be ok for me.
Let’s see how it works for me. Half Marathon training… both scary and exciting!
Lazy Lizard Workout 