We are three months into 2012 and I'm still going strong with my goal of running at least three times a week. This is part of my bigger goal to run a 1/2 marathon this year. I originally picked the Disney 1/2 marathon in November for my run, but now I'm starting to question whether this is a good idea. First off, it will be expenisve to fly down there, stay at a hotel, and buy park tickets. Secondly, the race starts at 10 pm! To me that is a little strange to start a race that late night. I'm usually in bed at 10 pm so I'm not sure how my energy levels will be. And finally, I think I'll be ready for a 1/2 marathon before November. I am already up to running 6.5 miles. I basically took the entire month of March off because of being on vacation, so I treated March as a maintenance month. But now that April here I am back to add distance every week. So we will see. Maybe I can find a race in Chicago for this fall. Tim is going to run the Toronto Marathon this fall. There is a Four Seasons property in Toronto so we will be able to stay there for free which is nice.
I am thinking about doing a four week "cleanse." I'm not sure if cleanse is the right word, maybe "restart" or "refresh" would be better. The four week plan prohibits dairy, refined sugar, gluten, alcohol, caffeine, processed foods. This leaves nuts, fruits, veggies, fish, poultry, some grains (quinoa), pork. The hardest part of this would be giving up caffeine. I at least have 2 cups of a coffee everyday and then some tea. I'm not sure I can get by without my daily coffee! The rest wouldn't be so bad. Although I do really like cheese. I'm still toying with the idea. I'll let you know if I decide to do it and if the results are worth it.
What is the status of your New Year's resolution/goal? It is never to late to get it back on track and start anew!
(I know this post has nothing to do with Alaska, but there is no Alaska news to report really).
xoxo -
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SO impressed with how hard you are working towards your goal, it is amazing how quickly you have gone from hating running to being a runner!!
ReplyDeleteI hope the new kicks you got in Seattle are working out nicely and that the blisters have stopped.
Once the snow melts and the temperature warms you will have to start running outside, as much as you hate it, you will need it to truly learn how to pace yourself. The treadmill is helpful in this sense. As quickly as you started enjoying running I think you will start to enjoy running outside twice as fast.
I can't wait to see you!
Love you