Well it's official, I will be participating I my first half marathon in February. I'm registered for the Disney Princess Half in Orlando. I am very excited but a bit nervous. The last time I ran was right before we found out we were pregnant in November of 2010. So I will be starting my training from scratch just like I did when I trained for the 5k nearly 2 years ago. I'm going to share my training with you in order to hopefully keep me more accountable. So I'm all geared up. I got new running shoes and a few new running outfits for my birthday this past weekend, which means I'll be excited to run for at least the first few weeks because who doesn't love to wear new things. :-) While I'm busy training, Derrick is also training for a Tough Mudder, which is basically a half marathon intense obstacle course.
My Gear:
New Brooks running shoes from Louisiana Running Company. The store was pretty cool. They video taped and took pictures of my foot while I ran on a treadmill. Based on my foot and stride they found several shoes for me to try that would be ideal. After an hour of trying shoes on and testing them on the treadmill, usually wearing two different shoes to compare, I decided on my Princess Jasmine Brooks shoes. (that's the name I gave them since this is all in the name of the Disney Princess Half).
My Schedule:
Monday: cross training (lower body)
Tuesday: running
Wednesday: rest
Thursday: running
Friday: cross training (upper body)
Saturday: running
Sunday: rest
Pre- Half Marathon Goals:
Although I'm training to run 13.1 miles and not too concerned about speed at this point, I decided it would be smart to participate in a few organized shorter runs before February.
I am currently registered for the following:
Oct. 7 - Surf and Sun 5k in Jacksonville, FL
Nov. 22 - Turkey Trot 10k in Miami, FL (this was my very first run 2 years ago)
Dec. 16 - Ole Man River 5k in New Orleans, LA
Modified Diet:
We already eat pretty healthy; we don't keep cookies or chips on hand, we don't eat out a lot, we shop from the outside of the market rather than the isles and we drink lots of water. That being said we are going to up the ante a bit by trying a Paleo diet. Derrick learned about it at Crossfit. At first we thought only he would do it and I would do a modified version. Well since I have to cook slightly modified meals for him anyway I figured I may as well go all in. I will be sharing only good recipes with you but please keep in mind that I am not a recipe writer and usually cook like the Italian I am- a little bit of this, a little bit of that- so measurements will be a challenge but I will try to keep them in mind.
What is the Paleo Diet?
In a nut shell, we will be eating like cave people. Veggies, farm-fresh meat, fruit, nuts. No dairy, no sugar, no legumes, no grains, no processed foods. It's going to be really hard not eating pasta or dairy. Cheese is one of my top two foods depending on the day.
So let the games begin.
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