SF half marathon 2012 - Notes from Week 3

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Hi ya all!

How is life?

I got my first blisters (from running) today :-)

Ok, aside from that cheerfulness, I will be honest. I wanted to completely dodge this post today.

This week I have hardly run or worked out. I know. What a sham! And it is only third week. Tch Tch.

Well I missed a run and a workout. Just like the last week. Sigh.

And the one easy run I did, lets just say I dragged myself to finish a paltry 3 miles.

So really I was looking forward to my mileage run today. Also because I ordered this shiny new wireless headset (oh the hopes I pinned on it!) and a nice armband to keep my iPhone tucked in safely. Unfortunately (yes, you guessed my tone here already), the headset had ear buds that would fall off my ears. This was the last straw. This seals it. Ear buds don't work with my ears. Period.

Well, at least the arm band was working fine. So according to my training plan I was supposed to do a 5.5 miler today, but I had this nagging feeling and this whole week was a downer for me - sick, red eyes, irregular sleep, toe joint pain from last run, cramps. Phew!

I really really really wanted to break out of this funk. Like, really really!

I set myself an ambitious 6 miles. Of course, I kept a lookout if my body was wearing out...it's always important not to overdo it and listen to your body signals.

As usual the first 2 miles are always tough for me. It is almost at end of 3rd mile that I get a runner's high. My pace picks up and I feel like "Hey this is not so bad. I think I can do another 3-4 miles."

I also made sure I was breathing well and running in form. (No more toe sprains please!)

At the end of 6.1 miles in ~58 mins, I felt SO magnificent. You will know when you do it too.

And now I have nothing but tremendous respect for runners. It is mind over matter people!

Just do it. Make it count (shameless plug for Nike;-)

PS: I promised I would reward myself with some new dry-fit gear after my 6 miler under an hour. I think I justify running gear now. I still need to up my drinking water and protein intake though. So those will be my goals for this week. Happy Sunday folks!