Well, my kids are a little older, and I'd like to get back in shape. The last several months I have signed up for and completed a couple 5k races. However, my pace was really really slow. Somehow or another the thought of Virginia Beach Rock and Roll Half Marathon came to mind. After my first half marathon I had heard about this one and thought it sounded really fun! The appeal of the beach as well as the fun of bands stationed throughout the race, excellent! It is conveniently seven months away, so there is actually time for me to train and build to the point of being able to run 13.1 miles! When I ran my first half marathon I trained with a local running group. Of course I would like to do that again, and my pace is currently too slow to run in one of their pace groups.
First step- build myself to a faster pace, so I can run in one of the pace groups of my running group. I googled couch to half marathon to see what it is all about. It is pretty cool and just what I need! They have you do intervals: Run 1 minute, walk 2 minutes, etc, building up running times each week. I can build up to run at a normal pace and one that makes me happy! In the middle of the second week of training, and I am very pleased so far! This month and next month I will continue training using the couch to 10k method. This will get me to the point of starting the running group at a normal pace. I will have to do another post once I get into my running group and begin my long runs.
Here is what I am training for and looking forward to, my muse!
