Perfect day to talk about roadblocks to achieving my goal of a sub 2:00:00 half marathon. Here are my top 3:
1. Candy Corn. (Actually, insert any other Halloween candy, pumpkin pie, or Christmas cookie here). It's easy for me to stray from the plans I've laid out for myself in MFP, particularly when my planned healthy dinner of salmon with mango salsa turns out to be
2. Distractions: My husband and I moved from New Jersey to Florida over the summer and are currently living in a temporary furnished apartment until our new house is ready next month. Moving a second time isn't that big of a deal - but between working my full time job and trying to set up the new house, I can see workouts possibly taking a back seat. I'm wondering if switching to morning workouts would reduce the excuses I make for myself for not going in the evenings.
3. Injury: I think I mentioned this before, but my knees don't feel the way they did three years ago when I ran my first half. Part of the reason I want to run this in under 2:00:00 is so that I can stop running. It's just not that good for you. I want to see how training goes for now with running only twice each week to prevent overuse injuries. Here's what my current plan looks like:
- Sunday - Spin
- Monday - Rest
- Tuesday - Bootcamp*
- Wednesday - 5k Run
- Thursday - Bootcamp
- Friday - Rest
- Saturday - Long Run
*This is my attempt at adding in some strength training to all of this cardio, but at the end of the day... it's still mostly cardio. I could drop one of these bootcamp days and sub in more running, but will see how it goes for now.
201 days left.
Today's Exercise: Rest day
Breakfast
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Lunch
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PWO
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Dinner
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2 Eggs Scrambled w/ Spinach
Coconut Oil
Coffee w/ Cream
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Beef stew
Coffee
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N/A
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Cup of chili
Bite of horrible mahi mahi
Then too much candy corn
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