I'm in week # - oh who the heck knows or cares what week I am on. Seriously, training is going fine. I still haven't signed up for a race though. My original plan was to run a 1/2 marathon on April 24th but I've been dragging my feet. Here is why....running outside is freaking hard! How is it that I can put in a ten mile run on the treadmill at a 1% incline and feel decent afterward (bored and exhausted but good) but if I run outside for two stinkin' miles I feel like I am going to puke!
Tonight I ran 2 miles outside with the hubby and Sam in the BOB. A quarter mile in I just kept repeating this mantra: There is no way I can run 13.1, there is no way I can run 13.1 and on and on. I don't know what I am going to do for sure. I'm thinking of bailing on the 1/2 marathon in April and instead I might do a 20K at the beginning of June.
It sounds like I need a break but I really don't. I'm enjoying the training and I really look forward to the long runs. I like the 2 hours of "me time" I get on Saturday morning!
If I am going to do a tri at all this year I really need to get back to the pool sometime. How do you find the motivation to go to the pool???
Sam update: She is almost nine months old and will be crawling any day now. She slithers around on her belly and loves laying on the wood floor. At first I felt bad having her lay on the wood but she really seems to like it, she can wiggle around like crazy and get where she wants to go. Once she is crawling we are in trouble! I think we got the baby I deserved = she doesn't like to take naps and is constantly on the go. Only 18 more years of a crabby kid who needs a nap but refuses to take one. I'm sorry mom - putting up with me must have been tough!
Adios for now - time to feed the baby and hit the sack! Sleep tight everyone!
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Oh, the pic of you and your baby is just too sweet.
ReplyDeleteand now, if you can mentally handle a TM 10 miler, than ya...you can do this half marathon thing. But maybe before the half, why not do a sprint tri or OD..then focus on the 1/2. just thoughts.
okay and again, seriously your baby is just too cute;)
Your baby is adorable! I agree with AM--you can do a 1/2 if you can run 10 on the treadmill. I think it's a matter of getting used to being out there.
ReplyDeleteHi! It's Alison (aka, RunBuggy). Robby is 5 months now and I've been TRYING to train for a 1/2 marathon that will be on May 2. I keep going back and forth in my head if I can do it or not, too! I haven't done any speed work because my goal is just to DO IT, not set a personal best. However, like most of us running nuts, I am competitive with myself and feel that if I can't make or beat my last pre-baby 1/2 marathon time, then I'll be mad. But you know what? You have to do what makes you feel good. If you're not feeling any body aches or pains, maybe you just need to tell yourself you CAN do the half, erase any goals from your mind, and just set out to have a fun day running with a crowd of fellow runners. That's what I'm telling myself anyway! Beautiful baby girl, by the way!!!
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