I’m starting a new weekly post on my blog, called Training Tuesdays. For those of you who don’t know, I’m currently training for my first half marathon! This blog series is just to share how I’m feeling from week to week. I’m using Hal Higdon’s program, but with walking breaks added (so far).
My experiences as a runner are fairly new. A year and a half ago, I strapped on some cheap tennis shoes and did the Couch to 5K program. 🙂 I had my doubts…I didn’t even consider myself a runner for a long time. After a few 5Ks, the only logical/crazy thing (mostly crazy, at this point) was to sign up for a half marathon. 13.1 miles. 10 more miles than my normal races.
Sure, it’s a bit crazy, but I figured (at the time of registration) that I’d probably be at goal weight by then, and what a great ending a half would have been to the weight loss journey! However, of course you all probably know that after hitting 70 lbs. lost, I gained some weight. As of yesterday, I was 58 lbs. down. I’m hoping I can get down to 223 by the time this race comes, which would be 75 lbs. It’s not 120, but it’s still 75 lbs. 🙂
Last week was week 1 of training. Tuesday and Friday (darn Thursday rain) were 3 miles and Sunday was 4 miles.
I will fully admit that there were walking breaks in there.
Tuesday, I had 1 walking break, and my pace was a slow 16:14 minutes/mile.
Friday, I had 2 walking breaks, and my pace was 16:03 minutes/mile.
Sunday, I had 5 walking breaks, and my pace was 15:53 minutes/mile (and I had to do an extra mile)!
So, it seems like I’m going to definitely embrace the walking breaks. Every walking break has been a minute, and after that minute, my body feels so much more refreshed! It’s amazing what those walk breaks can do. 🙂
Also, a question for you runners out there. I have been experiencing a some muscle soreness in my hips and lower back that starts a few hours after every run. What can I do to prevent/treat the pain? I don’t feel anything while I’m running…this all happens after. Yoga and foam rolling have been recommended so far…I’m completely clueless, so I’d love some tips!
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