This is my first week of training on a 12-week program for the Nike+ Half Marathon which I'm doing virtually on October 19. My schedule this week was to do an easy 2 on Tuesday, a 5-mile tempo run today (3 at 6mph) and then a 6-mile long run on Sunday. It really is an easy transition into training mode, it's just so much harder to find the time to go run in the summer.
I decided a while back that I was going to not do the PDR in September for two reasons - I didn't want to train in the heat of August and I knew that tennis and volleyball would make it more difficult to follow a training plan. I was so right in both of those but I also hadn't factored in all the other things that summer brings - work outings, visits to ballgames, visits to Philly and of course beach weekends. I was down at the beach this past weekend and got in about 2 miles running and probably 3 or 4 on a bicycle. Not that great but better than nothing.
I'm glad that I'm beginning training - it's a little rough starting out. I wasn't able to do my 2 on Tuesday because I was going to Philly for a show that night and because of volleyball on Monday night I couldn't get myself out at 6am to do the run. I did all but 3/10 of a mile of my 5-mile tempo tonight - I was doing well but my knee got achy at that point and I figured it was better to stop than worsen the pain. I play tennis tomorrow night so we'll see how that goes - I've lost my last three matches, two of which went into three sets so my problem is definitely in my second set. I've gotta watch the knee too.
My 6-mile run scheduled for Sunday I will wake up early and do on Saturday - I have a bachelorette party on Saturday night so I know if I don't do it Saturday it won't get done Sunday. I'll be spending Sunday night volunteering at Musikfest for the first time. I'll be serving beer at a beer tent - perfect!
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