10K Training

10K training is going well. 3 Weeks in so far and I started a week late, oops! I'm going to figure out how to mesh 2 weeks together.

My training week looks like this:
1. A hill or an interval run
2. A tempo run
3. 1 or 2 shortish runs of 3-4 miles
4. 1 or 2 cross-training sessions
5. 1 long run
My long run this past weekend was 7 miles. Which is my farthest to date. Woo hoo for me but the training plan calls for the longest run of 9-10 miles. Eeeek!
One thing at a time, one run at a time, one step at a time. That's what I tell myself when I look at the overall picture and think "Holy crap! What did I committ to? Can I do this?" Yes, I believe I can. One step of each run at a time. This training plan is from Run Like A Mother and I just read a great blog post from them on doing long runs. A tip from that post that I used this past weekend, I just broke up the run mentally into segments that didn't overwhelm my brain. It worked. Also, for some reason, no matter how far my run is, sometimes the last mile is the hardest. I could be running 3 miles, 5 or 7 and my brain is just bugging out. So a trick that has been working for me almost since I started running is that I've given nicknames to every house on that last mile before I arrive back home. I check off the list mentally as I run by. The Sprinkler House, The Hippie Garden House, The Up Early House, The Empty House, etc. Hey, it works for some reason.

So, if this training goes well and I reach that 9-10 mile mark, I will committ myself to a half for the fall. Fingers crossed!

We Now Return From Our Unscheduled Break

This is my online journal. It is an outlet for me to put to paper (or keyboard) the thoughts swirling around in my brain. My intentions are to focus on my fitness and weight loss journey and solely to benefit me. It may seem a little selfish but no apologies there. If I happen to pick up a reader, here or there, especially if they have mutual aspirations, yay!

So what have I been up to?

A camping vacation. Which is not a vacation. Don't kid yourself about that one. Birthdays. We now officially are parents of a 4 and a 2-year-old. Kiddo stuff, every day all day. Running. Yoga. I heart yoga. Beach bootcamp. Beach bootcamp? Yep, $10 plus gas to drive to the beach for someone to get me to move my ass a little faster and a little harder than I would myself. And 10K training.

I'm following the "Own It" plan from Train Like A Mother. Two shortsih runs, one speedwork session (either hill or intervals) and one longish run. It's going well so far. I both love and hate speedwork. I hate the actual doing it. I love how I feel after and this is what I must do if I indeed want to be faster and more fit. My plan calls for a 7 mile run tomorrow, eeeeek! Every time I say that "eeeeek!" in my head, I tend to correct myself. "No, you got this. Don't set limits for yourself. Just go."

I have been talking negatively to myself for so long, it's taken awhile to retrain my brain. I'll devote more of this to a post I'd like to do on body image but it's crazy how out of hand negative self-talk can get. How quickly it happens.

Oh, I'm also down 2 pounds. 2 more and I will have reached 30 lost so far. That would be halfway to my goal. Then I will do a little "yay me" dance.