Half marathon - Support and Motivation!

Douniap

Thank you Dounia & Marcie. The interview went well...so well that they offered me the position at the end of the interview :bigsmile: . i start 11/29, which means i'll have health insurance at the 1st of the year! Woohoo!

5.15 mi run today at 10:17 pace. first true non-crappy run in a while.

Congratulations. That is fabulous Lisa:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

lisajuly

Morning everyone.

We have a saying here in Colorado. If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes.

When I started my run, there was a decent snow going on. In about 10 minutes it had lightened up, and a few minutes later, it stopped snowing and the sun was shining---brightly. So bright that I wished I would have worn my visor, lol. By the time i got home (@55 minutes after I started) most of the snow on my lawn had melted and I was holding my gloves in my hands because it was too warm to wear them.

5.35 mi/10:40 paced

Have a great day.
Lisa

curlytop89

Wow lisa, you sure are dedicated to be running in the snow. I don't even want to get my shoes wet, ha ha. Seems like they never feel the same after. Anyway, are you planning on running any races any time soon?

I am trying to keep up a moderate amount of running and 45 minutes at least on the cross train days. I am not putting in any long runs over 6 or 7 miles though. I think I am mostly working on keeping my pace up a bit more. I ran 6 miles in 53 minutes today, so that is a big improvement, but I have yet to get outside and run since my half 2 weeks ago, ugh! Maybe thursday. Happy running everyone. Marcie

pinbotchick

Good evening ladies!!! Glad to see your all keeping up so well. I managed my first run in about 2 weeks yesterday. 3 miles at 13:40 pace. I started P90X Nov 1st and it just takes so much time, that I haven't figured out how to keep up with the running. I want to keep a base of 3 to 6 mile runs several times a week so that Feb 1st (when P90X is done), I can start 12 weeks of training for my second 1/2 marathon - The Glass Bowl in Toledo, OH April 17th...

Congrats on the job Lisa...

hotpickles

Hey everyone! I just saw this thread. I'm interested in starting the training for a half-marathon.

Mind if one more joins?

L.

curlytop89

hot pickles, I think anyone can join the group. Seems like we all kinda come and go depending on what we have coming up soon.

lisajuly

Hi pickles, glad you joined us! What race are you looking at (and when is it?)


Marcie, there's no accumulation so it's not that bad when it's snowing right now. you can always put duct tape on your sneakers if it's that wet out, lol. I'm registered for the Colorado Colfax Marathon on May 15th. Trying to redeem myself, lol.
Good luck w/P90X. I'll be honest with you, the first time I did it, I had a hard time running consistently. the program took a lot of energy out of me and to try and run on top of it was a challenge. I've done a modified version of it a couple of times in which i switched the cardio days (plyo, yoga, kenpo) with runs, but did the strength training as planned.

hotpickles

I'm not doing a specific race just yet. I actually just found a training program and thought I'd give it a try. I might re-evaluate in the New Year, see where I am, and go from there.

L.

curlytop89

Lisa are you doing a full marathon in May? I was actually thinking about doing a full some time next year. I felt pretty good training for the half and completing it this go around. I am really leary about running in the summer mississippi heat though, so I would probably do one in the fall after my husband gets back from Afghanistan so I will have more help with the kids on long run days and race day for that matter. It would be nice to say I ran a marathon. I might try another half in the spring, we'll see.

lisajuly

Whoops, no Marcie, I'm doing the half marathon (accidentially left that word out, lol). I have knee issues (chronic PFS) and there is no way my left knee could take 4 1/2 - 5hrs of pounding on pavement. Come to think of it, as much as I like to run, I don't think i want to run for that long.

lisajuly

Hope everyone is doing okay.

7.2 miles on Wednesday....because i dropped my cell phone and didn't realized it until @ 3.15 miles and then had to run my course in reverse, plus i missed a turn adding on an extra miie. I took a couple days off after that because my right knee was bothering me a little. Found my cellphone, thank God. Funny thing is, I NEVER run with my phone...I only did because i was expecting a call from my new job, plus the school moms yelled at me, lol, for not carrying one. I think i'll leave it at home from now on, unless I'm planning on a long run.

4.2 miles on the tm today.

have a great weekend.
Lisa

lisajuly

Waving to Wendy :drinker:

5.3 miles today. Ran on the treadmill...it's been so windy lately and I just didn't have it in me to run in 38 degrees and 20 mile winds.

Hope everyone is doing well and has a wonderful Thanksgiving. (my motto is 8 miles justifies pie, so i will be going for a long run Thursday morning, lol)

Lisa

curlytop89

I know what you mean lisa. I unfortunately have had the opposite problem, I can't seem to get off the treadmill. I haven't run out side in two weeks at least. Maybe this weekend, my mother is coming over so I might be able to sneak out for a jog outside. we'll see. I'm interested to see how fast...or slow I go on a regular road. Seems easier to slow down to me sometimes, because that belt is not there keeping the pace for you.

babygurl1

Found your thread through another post. I'm new to the website, mind if I join? I walked/jogged the Kentucky Derby mini marathon this year and wanted to run it next year. I am struggling to find time to train with my kids hectic schedules so I think I will be walking/jogging again and try running the following year. I am a little bummed out about that. Oh well..Hope every one has a Happy Turkey Day!! :flowerforyou:

lisajuly

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope everyone had a good day with family and/or friends.

Babygurl, glad you joined us here.

7.8 miles at 10:32 pace today. Was a pretty darn good run, although i was tired at the end. Got lucky...it was supposed to be single digits and i think it was actually closer to 40. Wore my capris, so i was happy.

taking it easy tomorrow and will back out there (hopefully...either that or the tm) on Saturday.

Lisa

pinbotchick

I've only 1/2 deserted you ladies for P90X. I really miss running and can't wait for the 90 days to be over so I train for another 1/2. Thurs, I did squeeze in a 3 mile treadmill run at 5.0 mph. That's excellent time for me. Winter is here and I just don't see me running outside in the near future. Hopefully, the local community center will open for exercise - they have a small track where 32 laps makes a mile. I think I run for a certain time and not try to count laps. I'll try to keep you posted when I manage to run.

In the mean time. 26 days P90X done and 64 days to go.

curlytop89

Did five hilly miles at just under a 10 minute pace. Felt good. I could have run a little harder, but I was just enjoying being outside and the nice breeze. Wish I could do that more. Lisa you sound like you are doing great with your running. I guess your knee is holding up. I have managing 5 miles or so. I could do more I think, but it gets old on the treadmill and then I usually have the baby waiting on me. Maybe I can get back to my long run Thursdays when I take him to daycare. We will see. Keep at it Victoria. I know that 5 mph is a big improvement for you. That P90x must be helping. I think it is good to do different things so you don't get bored.

Douniap

Hello everyone
hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving..
I have not been running much lately, sort of took a little break. Been mainly swimming and biking and doing Yoga..

Lisa, great to see you running again.. glad you are back.
Good job everyone on your running accomplishments..

I am starting back this week. Registetred for the Palm Springs half in February:)
Cheers

20carrots

Hello! I was hoping I could jump in. I did my first half marathon a few weeks ago and LOVED it! I read that after a big/first race, you can go through something akin to a post partum depression and that's what I feel right now. It's way too dark to run after work so I'm really only squeezing runs in on the weekends. I cannot stand the treadmill anymore now that I've felt the sun on my face and the pavement under my feet.

I finished the half in 2:49 and would love to break 2:30 for the next one...looking for a good option, maybe Disney? Hoping to get out of my slump soon. Oh, and for all the running I'm doing at 9 or 10mph, why am I not losing weight?!? :explode:

curlytop89

20carrots

I too ran a half marathon, in the dead of summer no less, a couple of years ago. I not only didn't lose weight, but I gained a couple pounds. I have read in several places, that training for a half isn't really a good way to lose weight. This year, I did lose weight while training for a half, but I had to make real effort on the diet portion. You really have to get plenty of protein to help repair your muscles after those running sessions and you need carbs for energy. It is possible, but don't expect the weight to come flying off, I loss a pound every week or two, but I wasn't too upset about it. Gradual is better they say. I have found it so much easier to run and to improve my speed now that I have lost that last 20 pounds or so, so keep trying. I did the hal higdon's novice training, which I liked much better than the runner's world regime. I only ran about 3 days a week and cross trained about 45-60 minutes on my cross train days, and rested two days. I think it kept me from getting an injury and getting burnt out like last time. I would really like to do another, but I am waiting for the weather to warm up and looking forward to spring. Keep up the good work.

lisajuly

welcome carrots I also don't lose weight when i'm training for a half. it's a very fine line between fueling your body enough to run, giving it enough food to survive and trying to lose weight. i personally find that if running is the only thing i'm doing, I have to run over 25 miles/week to see the scale move and that's a lot for me because i ususally run every other day (although if i'm in a training cycle, i will do a back-to-back once in the week).

ok, 5.68 miles for me today on the tm. it's been a rough week with the new job, getting up at the crack of dawn and trying to get me and the kids out the door by 6:30. i haven't been sleeping the greatest either...waking up a couple of times in the night, even though i've been really tired. And i started drinking regular coffee at work (1 or 2 cups in the morning) on top of the cup of 1/2 caf i have at home, so i'm sure that's causing some of the sleep problems.

Lisa