Bad days, we have them.

Today was a ruff run for me. I struggled through 9.35 miles. Not sure if it was the heat or just not my day. I didn't feel very strong going into the run, however, I made it through. There are some bad days and this was definitely one of those for me.

Let the running begin

 This past weekend I decided to sign up for the ODDyssey Half Marathon. Tuesday was day 2 of my preparation camp, LOL, yea that’s what I’m doing. Hardcore runners train, I’m preparing my body to finish 13.1 miles in 2 hours or less. I should say that I have run before and I actually did well in the few 5k’s & the one 12k I did towards the end of last year. So it’s not like I’m going from the couch to a half marathon in 42 days. Not saying that it couldn’t be done but that’s not what’s happening here. I’m simply a sophomore runner trying to finish a half.

  2010 was the first time I attempted to run. I started preparing in February for an 8k in April. For the first month I went out a minimum of two times a week to run and slowing but surely I begin to get better. Sometime in March I slacked off and didn’t get out at all in the weeks leading up to the run. After the run, in which I did well, I ran frequently for a few weeks then slacked off again. Finally by the end of the summer I decided I wanted to give it a real go, I decided that I wanted to run a minimum of three days a week. To keep me focused I’d sign up for a 5k every other Sunday. I knew my time had to be better than my last 5k come race day so this made me practice at least twice a week with a 5k on Sunday’s. Some weeks I ran more some weeks less but at the end of the month it averaged out to 3x a week. This worked for me; I realized I was results motivated. Wanting a better time on Sundays ensured that I’d push myself during the week. 

So I've set some healthy goals this year with the intent to see some good results. On May 2nd I'll be doing the 10 mile Broad Street Run, first time running that distance. On May 22nd there's the ODDyssey Half Marathon then in late November I pray I'm ready. for the Philadelphia Marathon. I'm looking for good races in between May 22nd & November so feel free to make suggestions. So this is the start of my journey, I'll post as often as possible to let you know where I'm am or how I feel. thanks for reading.

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