Running. With running this ½ marathon, I am training using a schedule as follows. I can’t take credit for this schedule (idk I goggled it), but I am proud to say that so far I am sticking to it.
| Week | S | M | T | W | TH | F | S |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | Rest | 3 | Cross train | Rest | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | Rest | 3 | Cross train | Rest | 3 |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | Rest | 4 | Cross train | Rest | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | 3 | Rest | 4 | Cross train | Rest | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | Rest | 4 | Cross train | Rest | 3 |
| 6 | 8 | 3 | Rest | 4 | Cross train | Rest | 3 |
| 7 | 9 | 3 | Rest | 5 | Cross train | Rest | 3 |
| 8 | 10 | 3 | Rest | 5 | Cross train | Rest | 3 |
| 9 | 10 | 3 | Rest | 5 | Cross train | Rest | 3 |
| 10 | 11 | 3 | Rest | 5 | Cross train | Rest | 3 |
| 11 | 12 | 3 | Rest | 2 | Cross train | Rest | 3 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Rest | 2 | Cross train | Rest | 3 |
The bold part is what I have done so far. Yay it is rest day! Up through this Sunday, which is the farthest I have ran in one day ever!!, it has been going great! I have literally enjoyed ever run and didn’t have to walk at all during them.
Yesterday though, running 3 mile (which is pretty short, comparatively speaking) I hit a wall. I really wanted to work on some speed, but instead I STRUGGLED. I made myself run the whole thing, and it wasn’t too bad of a time at 36 minutes (not that that is good). But no part of that run was enjoyable, I felt tight and sore after and it was just rough. But I am glad I pushed through it. I wore bad socks and I rubbed part my feet raw. But thank goodness it is rest day. This blog isn’t to complain, but is just to say that it isn’t always easy, but it is all worth it. “Some sessions are stars and some sessions are stones, but in the end they are all rocks and we build upon them.” ― Chrissie Wellington, A Life Without Limits: A World Champion’s Journey
I pray that race day doesn’t feel anything like yesterday did.
Sprinkles through the Day 