Happy Wednesday all. Are you looking forward to the three-day weekend? I sure am. I'm in Week 6 of my Half Marathon training. It's seriously hard to train for a marathon. I've been having back issues and there are times I can't sleep but I'm managing. Warm-up, stretching, icing and Epsom salt baths are my new normal. My first Epsom Salt scared the crap out of me. The minute I got out of the tub, my whole body tingled to the point that I could not dress myself and I just layed on the sofa for 30 minutes. Is that normal?
Mantras have also been a huge part of my journey. You know I always say "I'm not where I want to be but thank goodness I am not where I was..." That's worked for awhile but this morning, during my 8 mile jog, I used "I CAN DO HARD THINGS." That really got me past mile 7. I'm slow but I'm consistent so I can work with that....
I am a little behind in training. I should be running 10 miles on my long runs but I'm gradually improving. Last weekend, I did 6.5 and today, 8.25 so that's a steady gain.
I'm not sure I'll ever run like this again, but I made a commitment to myself. If you've read PWC, you might remember that I give myself a goal to complete each year around my birthday... and so Sacramento's Urban Cow 1/2 marathon it is....
Two more days and it's the weekend.... Got any fun plans for this 3 day weekend?
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