In Training!

I am currently training for my third endurance race: a 10K & half-marathon in one weekend! Join me on my crazy journey to the finish line!

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Week 1 DONE!!

So far, I have survived the first week of training, even with doing "Music In Motion" Sports Camp every night this week!  Reflections from training this week:

  • Quality shoes make such a difference!  I wore my old "Easy Spirit" shoes a few times this week for Camp, and those nights my feet were pretty sore from jumping up and down & doing choreography in 2-yr-old shoes.
  • Running in 100+ heat index is stupid, stupid, stupid.  I'm pretty sure I've already said it, but I'm never doing it again!
  • I actually need to eat MORE.  Such a change from watching every little thing and counting every calorie, feeling guilty about any indulgences.
  • I need to eat HEALTHIER!  There is more "healthy" food in my house now than ever before in my life.  I think the family may be forced to eat better during my training (maybe this trend could continue after I've done my marathon?).
  • Having music to listen to while jogging/walking makes it so much easier.  I put almost 100 songs on Shawn's MP3 player and just hit random.  I heard everything from Newsboys to the "Footloose" soundtrack this morning during my "long run" day.
  • I had a huge smile on my face when I finished my 2 miles today.  It felt awesome, and in just one week I noticed a difference between how easy it was to complete in comparison to the mile I did last Saturday.  It also helped that I jogged & walked in intervals, but I left my watch at home, so I don't know how long I jogged versus walking.
  • I'm enjoying the time I have to be just me, the MP3, and Brooks (shoes).  So nice to give my brain a break and to not be "mommy/wife/etc." for a little bit.
  • I never thought I'd ever say this, but I'm really enjoying this "running" (jog/walk).  I should have picked this up a long time ago!

Until next time...

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