Well, my goal to run in a half marathon is coming very soon! Next Sunday, October 5th is the big day. Wow! I'll be honest though, my run training has slacked the past 4-5wks unfortunately. With the birth of my little girl, and my grandfather passing away it's taken a toll on my conditioning. Thankfully, my resistance training hasn't been hit as hard. And thankfully I still have my sports to keep me active.
So this past weekend I knew I had to get a long run in again to get back into things. I looked at my training plan and it was the day to run 20 km. I've never run 20km. So I did it... My lungs felt great, my head was in the right state of mind; but my legs were sore during parts of the run.
The first 6km was a bit tough - just waiting for that second wind. From around 6.5km-8km mark, I felt great! Then looking at my watch I noticed my time was where I wanted it to be. So that boosted me from that point through to the 14km mark. Around 14-16km my legs really kicked in, and I started to feel them getting more sore. But I pulled through, knowing there was only 4 km left. I looked at the watch and cranked up the pace for the last 4km. My final 1.5km was a fast pace run to finish hard. It felt so great in the end. My longest run ever! YEAH! :o)
My legs were sore the rest of the day and the next day, but now they're almost back to normal. Training resumes today with some resistance and a lighter run. Plus, I've started working with Michelle Meilleur of Living Well Nutrition (at work) and I'm starting my cleanse in a day or two. I can't wait! It's going to be great! :o) I'll keep everyone posted on how things pan out over the next few weeks with the marathon and cleanse!
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