Week in Summary...

I should have started this blog long ago but I didn't.. I guess it's better late than never. Hopefully now that it's been started, it will continue! I started training for my first half marathon back in August. I have to admit, my training has been less than strict... and I regret not taking it more seriously to this point. I have been doing some traveling over the last few weeks, and unfortunately I allowed that to interfere with my running. But - I'm back on track now and am more psyched up than ever to hit the streets.

Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007
Temp: 85 degrees
Humidity: Ridiculous
Distance: 1.84 miles
Time: 18:46

After a long 5-hour drive on Sunday, I managed to pound out a short 2 miles that evening. The humidity was still killer, and running during the heat of day probably didn't help matters.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007
Temp: 82 degrees
Humidity: Perfection!
Distance: 8.3miles
Time: 1:25:21

Feeling slightly discouraged from Sunday, I decided to really see what I could do come Wednesday. The weather had cooled, the humidity was finally under control. (Yes, I could walk outside without dripping in sweat!) I knew I wanted to run far... but wasn't sure how long I could actually make it. My longest run to this point in my training was 7 miles, and that definitely felt like a big accomplishment. So, I just decided to go...until my legs would go no more. And 8.3 miles later... I stopped. This was the farthest I'd run since high school... I amazed myself. I was on top of the world. This would normally be the point where I say "I felt like I could run forever..." but unfortunately that was not true. My legs were like bricks the entire last 2 miles. I wanted to stop so badly, but I knew I had to push through, to prove to myself I could do it.

Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007
Temp: 80
Humidity: Greeeeaat!
Distance: 4.01 miles
Time: 40:53

Feeling pysched up and rejuvenated once again, I ran again the following evening. I had high hopes of another long run (though not 8 miles...). I ended up being able to run only 4, as my legs were still exhausted from the night before. It was one of the hardest runs physically I'd done in a while. Yet, I'm still pumped up. Decided to take a break on Friday, so my legs would have time to fully recover for my "official" long run on Saturday morning. I'm going to try to go after 9 miles in order to get back on track with my scheduled training... I think I can, I think I can...