Last Monday was the official start of half marathon #7 training! As of today, one week down – 11 more to go before the Cleveland Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon. As I mentioned in my recap in May, I didn’t train very well… I’d like to think I am off to a better start this time around.
Here is my week breakdown:
Monday – 3 miles
Completed: 27:32 (3.59 miles)
Tuesday – 2 miles or cross
Completed: 17:57
Wednesday – 3 miles + strength
Thursday – Rest
Completed 🙂
Friday – 30 min. cross
Completed: 1-hour Spin Class
Saturday – 4 miles
Sunday – Strength
Completed: 31:41 (2.30 miles)
Week Total Miles: 7.89 miles
I gained a little extra inspiration when we went to support a friend’s brother at his movie premiere on Wednesday night called “Running the Edge.” It premiered in Cleveland at Capital Theater, the film follows the journey of a man and his family while he works to break the record for running the Colorado trail…which is 468 miles long. His goal was to complete this in 8 days, 7 hours and 17 seconds, running anywhere from 12-14 hours a day and getting minimum sleep. It was incredible, his determination, time spent and self-discipline it took to accomplish this was beyond motivational.
Friday, I was able to try out the local spinning hot-spot, Harness Cycle, for a co-worker’s “Bride Ride Happy Hour” … a sweaty hour work-out + happy hour afterwards, was my kind of night! The spin class was a lot of fun, especially with all the girls from work! Not to mention it was a challenging work out (which I am always game for), mainly because it was really different from the spin classes I am used too. This class made you work your body more in tune to the beat of the music … and good music at that! I have always been a fan of group classes, because they help me stay motivated and push myself harder than I would if I was working out alone. I am definitely hoping to get back to Harness, the work out was great, and their studio is beautiful!
My goal is to continue to push myself harder each week regardless of the busy weekends and long days… because the busy weekends never stop!
Are you training for a half marathon, or any kind of race? What keeps you motivated?
Happy Training!
the bee life 