Training

On Saturday I did double training. I am still in my beginner running training. So I did my 30 minutes of interval running. (13 minutes of running, 1 walking, repeat and run the difference to 30 minutes.) I then went out for my walk to train for the half marathon I'm walking in October. I walked another 8 miles on top of the 3 that I ran. Man I felt like I could do anything. I am so happy with my little Nike Sportsband that tells me all my nerdy information, like how far I've gone, my pace, how many calories I've burned (A LOT - it was 11 miles!), and how long you've been going.

Today I got up and went running in the morning because I didn't have work. I was doing my run on the track like normal, but it always bruises my ego when people pass me up on the track. I know that I don't run fast and that I'm a beginner, but man, my pride is sometimes a great stumbling block (no pun intended.) I don't know if there is a time limit for walking the half marathon. I think I can handle the distance no problem, but if it's like the Disneyland Half Marathon (which I plan on running next year), then I'm in trouble. The Disneyland one they want you to be done within 2 and a half hours. That's a pace of like a 12 minute mile. That's some heavy duty walking! Anyways, I'm doing this because this is a year of not accepting defeat just because I'm afraid. I might baby step my way there, but I'm doing it. (JUST DOING IT!!)