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!