week 10 day 1

Today is week 10 day 1 of my 1/2 marathon, which means is a rest day.  On Saturday, I was fortunate enough to go up to where the 1/2 marathon is being held and ran the entire course.  I finished 2:18:06, which I was happy with because my original goal was to finish 2:20:00 with the ultimate goal is finished to somewhere between 2:00:00 and 2:15:00.  I'm feeling accomplish thus far because I'm on the down swing of the training plan and proud of the fact that I have been able to run 13.16 miles at one time.

Month of July

The month of July definitely is going to be full of celebrations and accomplishments.  This week is my FIL 65th Birthday, Thursday is the 4th of July as well as the first race of the summer for Bill and I, Friday is our 10th Wedding Anniversary.  Then on July 20th, I will be running my first 1/2 marathon, July 21st Bill will be running his 2nd 5K for the the summer, July 24th my older sister and husband celebrate their 3rd Wedding Anniversary, and July 31st my aunt and uncle celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary.

The course for 1/2 Marathon that I'm doing in 25 days:


http://www.mapmyrun.com/us/hamlin-ny/a-run-mapped-on-07-01-2011-route-39593798

Week 9 day 1 of 1/2 Marathon Training

Yesterday was week 9 day 1 of my 1/2 Marathon Training, which means it was off/rest day.  I have made some adjustments training plan because my right knee has been bothering with such increase of mileage so, I have decided that as long as I'm getting my long run during the week and then 3 short runs during the week is better than running 5 days a week plus cross training. 

Today is week 9 day 2 of my 1/2 Marathon Training, which is a run day, I'm really not liking this humid heat but, I refuse to let it affect my ability to get my run in. 

Updating Bubba's Dx (5/16/13)

We had a meeting with a Behavioral Specialist today for bubba, received affirmation of that he considered to be more of Asperger's versus HFA NOS-PDD and we as his parents are doing everything that we should to help him be successful. Since DSM-V is coming out this month and Asperger's will no longer in it, that a child on the Autism Spectrum will be Dx with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and then level. So, in bubba's case he has mild ASD (aka mild Asperger's) with mood disorder non-specific (they are leaning towards childhood bi-polar not other specific). So for now, we will continue to do what we are doing as far as home and school.

Week 8 of Half Marathon Training

This week has been a rough week, instead of increasing the mileage like I'm suppose to this week, I'm taper off this week.  I will be running 26 miles instead of 28 miles.  I have had a little time to reflect this week and the biggest thing that I'm learning on this journey in training for this race is learning to reconnect with my inner self and listening to my body, which I have chosen to ignore in the past and have end up with injuries and other issues.  Right now, I like after taking two days of rest has helped reset my body and get back out and run today.

12 -week Half Marathon Training Program

I found this training plan for beginner/intermediate runner (basically if you are running between 15 - 30 miles a week and have been running between 6 months to 1 yr).   I love the fact the long runs are on the weekends and only 3 runs on the weekdays.  I'm already in week 3 of this training plan and I'm loving it.  My biggest suggestion is have a goal time for the race because it makes it easier to figure out tempo runs, interval runs, easy/long runs.

Half Marathon
training plan    Monday    Tuesday    Wednesday    Thursday    Friday    Saturday    Sunday
1                       Rest          3 mi           3 mi/CT           rest           3 mi        3 mi          4 mi
2                       rest           3 mi           4 mi/CT           rest           3 mi        3 mi          4 mi
3                       rest           3 mi           4 mi/CT           rest           3 mi        3 mi          5 mi
4                       rest           3 mi           5 mi/CT           rest           3 mi        4 mi          6 mi
5                       rest           4 mi           5 mi /CT          rest           4 mi        3 mi          7 mi
6                       rest           4 mi           4 mi/CT           rest           4 mi        4 mi          8 mi
7                       rest           4 mi           6 mi/CT           rest           4 mi        4 mi          9 mi
8                       rest           4 mi           6 mi/CT           rest           4 mi        4 mi        10 mi
9                       rest           4 mi           6 mi/CT           rest           4 mi        3 mi        11 mi
10                     rest           4 mi           5 mi/CT           rest           4 mi        4 mi        12 mi
11                     rest           4 mi           5 mi/CT           rest           4 mi        3 mi          6 mi
12                     rest           3 mi          5 mi/CT           Rest          2 mi**    Race Day   
                           
**the 2 mi run before the race day should be very EASY basically a brisk walk or very light jog.
Tuesdays for me are tempo runs
Wednesdays/Saturdays for me are easier runs than tempo run but harder than long runs
Fridays for me are interval runs
Sundays for me are easy/long runs