I have completed 5 half marathons and I was following my training plan for 3 of them. The other 2 I completed this year and I did train but I did enough to make sure I could still run 13.1 miles. There were a few weeks I didn’t run at all. This wasn’t because I didn’t want to. It was because I could not find the time or energy. I don’t want to get into the excuses because that is not what this is about.
I want to get back into the runner lifestyle. Yes – I have my long runs on either Saturday or Sunday morning but what about my intervals, my hill repeats, my long runs during the week, my weight training? I am not doing much of that. I haven’t touched weights in months. I don’t feel strong when I run. My water intake has been very low. I keep telling myself I will get back into my training plan and schedule my runs, workouts, etc on my shared calendar with my husband but I fail to keep up with it. The excuse is always to stay in bed and cuddle with my kids. It’s a pretty solid excuse in my opinion.
I have now completed 3 long runs beyond 13 miles. I am still not convinced I can run 26.2 miles. I am afraid I will get injured or just sit down at mile 20 and never get back up. This is another issue I need to tackle. My confidence. I don’t have conviction. I have SO MUCH SELF DOUBT. It is why a lot of things I have pursued or thought about pursuing have not worked out. Confidence is going to be key when I hit the wall in February so I need to tackle that now. Also, I am 35 and a mother of 3 humans and Pixel and they are listening to everything I say.
Plan for tomorrow? Strength training, intervals and crafting a confidence inducting mantra!
