Actually... I remember in High School we had gone to running camp up in Sequoia and we would run A LOT! I was so sore, I'm sure a lot of us were. We would go to these pools that were formed in some rocks, the water came from melted ice up higher in the mountain.... so the water was SUPER COLD! But it felt soooo gooood on my sore legs!
I wish I had a pool of freezing water to go into. -_-
Training for the 1/2 marathon has gone well so far. Coach emails me what I'm supposed to do weekly. It may look like: Monday 5miles, Tuesday 6 miles, Wed Farlek 12 1' x 30", Thursday 5 miles, Friday Gynastics, Saturday 6 miles, Sunday Rest.
This may be overwhelming to some who have never done anything like this, and though I've done this before, I have to admit, sometimes I fight with myself to get myself out and about to run! Like the other day.... I think it was Wednesday.... I was supposed to wake up by 6am to do the Farlek, but my bed won! So I had to figure out how to run later on in the day, which is difficult because of the schedule I keep. But I got it done, it was just more difficult! I learned my lesson, but I can't say the bed won't win again!
I have learned to one way or another get the workouts done. One way I have been able to do get them done is by seeing running as a form of transportation- No joke! I get my husband to drop me off at work, then after work I run home or wherever else I need to go. I have been able to manipulate my route home to run less or more or what not depending on what's on the schedule, but they ALL have hills, which I guess is good, right?! ( I dont like hills!)
-----> Here's a picture of my way home one day, the view was amazing but my phone has a pretty bad camera... but you get the idea. This is by Del Cerrro.
I have been able to run every single day I was scheduled to run! I have to say, I am thankful my husband has been exteremly supportive. Dropping me off, taking me here and there and everywhere!Waiting for me to get home when I run home, making dinner and just over all being there and cheering me on. I am blessed!
Aside from all the running I get to meet with coach at least once a week, well, now twice a week for what he calls "Gynastics", which is more like Plyometrics and Callisthenics.
Yesterday (Friday), I was so tired from work, running, homework, etc.... but I woke up around 530am to get ready and meet coach at 6am to do Gynastics. He pushes me and pushes me and has me do these weird excercises, some which I'm familiar with, like the Super Mario jump and some that are very new to me. I have to admit, they work out muscles that I forgot I had! LOL.
I do all the excercises and end up so tired, but refreshed by the time we're done, and then go to work. Last night after I drove home I was unpacking so much (yes, i've been there a month and still living out of boxes!) that by the time I finished with the third box, I sat down on my bed, looked at the clock and realized just how tired I was, I had not sat down for almost the whole day!I think last night I had the best night sleep I have had in a very very long time!
I'm looking forward to running 6miles today. Race day is much closer and my goal of running the 1/2 in under 2hours requires a lot of determination and hard work, but thankfully I have been blessed with all the tools I need to make it happen, registration, new shoes, an amazing mentor/coach, and support from loved ones. ^_^
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