Thanks for caring Deb
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I KNOW...goodness I've been totally MIA. With the kids out of school and running to camp and to the lake and having friends over my computer time has been SERIOUSLY curtailed. How dare they
LOL! But seriously, the summer proves to be a challenge in terms of keeping up with my online friends...and in some ways it's challenging to keep up with my training!! Yikes! So I had decided earlier today (and via PM to my friend Linda here) to resurrect my journal from the depths and start showing accountability in my training.
Here's the update from my world:
Vegas Conference: The trip was amazing! I LOVE Vegas...much more so than I imagined I would have. I always thought of it as some cheesy place, but in retrospect I realize it has a class, a vibe and a certain Disney-esque quality that is hard to describe. I cannot wait to go back there
. I learned a lot, worked out a LOT, and didn't get to see and do as much as I'd like to. But there's always December
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Upcoming Races: Tomorrow I will be registering for the Applefest Half Marathon (New Hampshire) which is held in October. We cannot wait to visit...I think it will be a great weekend getaway and a challenging race that will force me to get serious about training so the hills don't swallow me up
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We are also registering for the Las Vegas Half Marathon. Yes...the city has captivated me and I want to go back. The race is the perfect excuse!!!
Disney...well...for MANY reasons we will be deferring our Goofy entry this year. I know...it was a really tough decision. But there are good reasons behind our decision. We will miss the many many friends we've made here on the Dis and definitely will watch everyones' training and progress to the big day with much anticipation and excitement. We will be running another event in the spring, right now the front-runner is the Country Music Half Marathon. We loved that event and would be more than happy to visit Nashville again.
Training: Because of the conference I missed an entire week of training. Because I was so exhausted from my trip, and the weather was so brutal here, I missed an additional week of training following the conference. So last week I implemented my new and improved Half Marathon training plan. Here it is in a nutshell:
Three Runs per week: A short/easy run; A Long Run (up to 9 miles); A mid-distance SPEED run either tempo or speed drills.
Two Road bike rides as weather allows.
Two Spin Sessions
One Yoga Class, One or Two Pilates Classes in addition to the classes I teach.
So that's it...sounds more intense than it really is. I love only having to run 3 days per week. Some days are a double run/spin or run/bike but that's actually a good thing for me as the biking helps with my hip pain
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I managed to do my Tempo Run on Sunday, total run was 5 miles with a mle warm-up and then 3 miles at about an 8:45 pace, followed by a cool-down mile. Tomorrow is my 6 mile long run...but the pace will be nice and slow
. Hopefully it will be a good run for me, although the humidity has really increased so it might be tough. I'll just take it easy and attempt to enjoy my time out there to think and get my head together and maybe plan my class I'll be teaching in the morning
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So that's it from me. I'll try to visit some journals this week and see how everyone is doing!