day one
and so today officially begins my half marathon training yet again. clearly i did not learn my lesson last time or i am just a glutton for punishment. maybe if i meet my goal this time, i’ll be able to hang it up for good. for those wanting to play along at home, below is the training plan i’ve come up with. pretty, eh?
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Total |
| 1/3- 1/9 | 3 | 4 | Xtrain | 3 | Xtrain | 5 | Rest | 15 |
| 1/10-1/16 | 3 | 4 | Xtrain | 3 | Xtrain | 6 | Rest | 16 |
| 1/17-1/23 | 3 | 5 | Xtrain | 3 | Xtrain | 8 | Rest | 19 |
| 1/24-1/30 | 3 | 5 | Xtrain | 3 | Xtrain | 10 | Rest | 21 |
| 1/31-2/6 | 4 | 5 | Xtrain | 4 | Xtrain | 11 | Rest | 24 |
| 2/7-2/13 | 4 | 5 | Xtrain | 4 | Xtrain | 9 | Rest | 26 |
| 2/14-2/20 | 4 | 6 | Xtrain | 4 | Xtrain | 12 | Rest | 22 |
| 2/21-2/27 | 3 | 4 | Xtrain | 3 | Xtrain | 8 | Rest | 18 |
| 2/28-3/6 | 3 | 3 | Xtrain | Walk 2 | Xtrain | Rest | 13.1 | 21.1 |
so today was a blue, 3 mile day. i went on my lunch break to the park by the mall and ran three loops. i adjusted my route slightly on each lap trying to find a true mile. i think i’ve almost got it figured out. today ended up at 3.23 miles with an average pace of 11:39, which is better than i expected since it felt like a very poor effort with copious amounts of walking. i was all alone, the sun was very bright, and the book that i’ve just started is not doing a good job of holding my attention yet – i sure hope that changes in the next run or two. more details on the run below:
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