Once upon a time, a girl named Maralee got asked by her sister to run a half of marathon. This girl Maralee had been wanting to run a 5K or 10K for over a year. This girl also really likes challenges, so she said YES to running a half marathon.
This little story all started on January 24, just over a month ago! Since then I have been training in the gym and outside, trying to build up endurance for this LONG run!
I went out to Lulu and bought a midlayer for running outside. It has been perfect for the few early morning runs I have done. I also bought a Nike &Ipod sensor that goes with an app on my Iphone. As I run it tracks how far I'm running and it will tell me everytime I run another Km! I love it!!
So far I have been running 5 Ks both inside and out. I have been pushing myself to run everytime without stopping. This has happened almost 100% of the time! Today was an exciting workout day because I ran 7 K! I have been doing 5 in about 35 minutes and today I did 6.5 K in 40 minutes! In the next few weeks my goal is to push past the 10 K mark.
One thing that has helped the training has been my diet. I have been ensuring that I am eating a healthy breakfast and bringing healthy lunches and snacks to school. What is the biggest challenge for me is when I go out to restaurants!!
This has been probably the BIGGEST physical challenge I have given myself, but I am really excited to accomplish this BIG goal! I give credit to any of you who may run a full marathon!!
And my happily ever after ending is....can you guess?? ....Yes it is corrections, corrections corrections! Until next time!
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