Sunday, October 26, 2014

Stimulation to get better...

Well I did it! Another 10 mile run completed in preparation for my upcoming half marathon(s). It was a painful run this morning, and the fact that I was not mentally prepared did not help. My running group participated in a 10K at another location today so I ran by myself. Although this was a solo run the course was quite crowded because of a 5K race taking place along the Boardwalk today. More people meant more security so I really didn't mind.

I started my run earlier than I normally do (to take advantage of the cool pre-sunrise weather). I missed sitting and watching the sunrise this morning but I was able to snap a few pics along the way...
(I have a new photo collage app...can you tell???)

I started off doing 4:1 intervals...but that only lasted for the first 2 miles of the run. Then I switched to 3:1s for the rest of the 8 miles...

Even though I don't feel great about my run this morning I am determined not to lose motivation. At several points during my run I thought "how am I ever going to do 13.1 miles in a few weeks??" So I decided to take a look at my past 10 mile runs this year in order to get a better picture of "where I am" in terms of training and preparation for my next half...
(July was after my injury, before my 1st half; March was before my injury)

Based on this I think I'm currently more physically prepared for the Ft Lauderdale Half than I was for the Zooma Chicago Half. But I still need to work on my mental training because it's just as important. I'm going to try and remember that...

Damian came with me and hung out on the beach while I ran and then I spent a few minutes lying in the sun for a post-run mini recovery session...

We also took beach selfies because...well why not right?

And shoes selfies...
(I was a little "Kodak moment" happy because the phone camera was actually taking great pics today!)

Hope you all had a Happy Sunday!

Do you ever look back at previous same mileage LRs and compare your performance?

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