Sunday, September 19, 2010

HALF-MARATHON TRAINING: WEEK ELEVEN

Did you miss me? Probably not. I didn't blog last week because other responsibilities took over. This week, I focused upon making my mileage. Needless to say, this week was a challenge, indeed!

I told myself that I had to do every frigging mile of my training plan this week. I can see my half, just around the corner. I asked the kids to tag along on Monday for my training run. I had Captain Awesome in the stroller and Diva on the bike. Little Miss Diva was texting ahead of me and it just reminded me of how slow I was going. But hey... Quality family time, right?

Also this week, the emails and FaceBook updates from my half-marathon have increased in frequency. With each email or ping from my cell phone (from a FB update), the nerves churned in my stomach. I started questioning my ability. At one point I gave myself a time limit to finish the half. Today, my goal is to just finish. Finish it. That's all I want to do at this point. Finish it. I've been told that I am not ready. I've been told that I should just put off my first half. That just breaks my heart.

I did my ten miles, the most I've ever done, this weekend. Talk about pain! Even so, a day later, I'm ready for another run. Does that make me a runner? I do believe so.

I really don't have much more to say. Only, I want to finish.


PLANNED MILEAGE: 23
ACTUAL MILEAGE: 24.07
CALORIES BURNED: 3,201

6 comments:

  1. Woohoo! I am so proud of you! I hope I can say 10 miles too in a couple months! You WILL finish, I know you will, there is no way you won't, I don't see an ounce of quitting in you! The big day will be here soon!

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  2. YAY!! Great job in getting in your miles!! You will do great in your half marathon! :D

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  3. Thank you so much Elissa and Zaneta. Your words of encouragement means so much to me. I look forward to replaying them on miles 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13!!!! Whew! It's gonna be a doozy.

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  4. You are going to finish! My motto: Do or do not, there is no try!
    If you could do 10, you can finish. Just KNOW it.

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  5. That Yoda is one smart cookie!!!! :-)

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  6. Hi Rambler! :) I just gave you an award on my blog, because I'm having a lot of fun reading about your training and adventures in mommy-land. Good job! http://shitmy5yearoldsays.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-first-blogger-award.html

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