Training Begins, For Real

As of this past Sunday, we're 12 weeks from the half-marathon -- time to get serious, yo!

Dave took one of the PodRunner mixes and added tones at varying intervals to direct us to run, then walk, then run, then walk, etc. He says he made his own because Podrunner Intervals didn't have what he wanted. Anyhoo, tonight we tried it out in a nearby park. It worked well, though I had to keep an eye on Dave because I was listening to KT Tunstall, not the interval mix. When he ran, I ran; when he walked, I walked.

I also suggested a plan for our weekly long runs, and Dave agreed. I want to run them on the event course, so there's no psych-out on race morning. The first 5.5 miles of the run has most of the uphills, then the rest is mostly downhill. I figure if we train on that uphill section, it'll be a breeze come November. Not that it's a tough grade -- this is considered a flat course -- but the more we can steel our minds to any hill, the better. If we're able to run the whole course before the event, that's great. If not, it's cool -- we're familiar with the downtown (end) section -- it winds around where we work.

Overall, we're happy to be training outdoors and with less weight on our bones than a few months ago. YAY!

[image via San Antonio Rock'n'Roll]
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