Today I registered for the Locomotive Half Marathon on February 17, 2013. This will be my first 1/2 and one of my New Year goals. I am excited because I like trying new things. I am hopeful that I won't embarrass myself especially since my husband has said he will be there and is threatening to video my run across the finish line with his I-phone. U Tube here we come!!
I think I have a solid base for doing this and I think I can make just a few alterations to my existing running. I will extend my Wednesday AM run, since I have extra time that morning because I see the Chiropractor before work. I will be doing my long runs on Saturday solo so I can extend them. Hubby will get a break from me. Though he is always welcome to come, but distance is really not his thing. He can do it; just prefers not to. That is cool. He is a very disciplined runner working on the third year of his running streak. We will do an easy Sunday run together, consider that our "church" time. I will cut back my Friday runs to an easy 1 mile on the treadmill as a recovery day.
There are a few things I have to figure out in my training.
1) What shoes do I want to wear? I will be test driving all of mine, except my trail shoes, on my long runs.
2) What kind of fuel do I need? I am usually a light eater before a run or nothing at all. I suspect it won't be a lot.
3) How much do I need to hydrate?
I think I have a pretty good idea about most of these, but I will just be fine tuning a little in the weeks up to February 17, 2013. This will also help me with my other goals like running 1,500 miles in the year and running everyday. I love when a plan comes together! At least I hope it comes together!
No comments:
Post a Comment