'Its the Final Countdown...do do do dooo"

In exactly 9 days, i will be completing my first half marathon!!!

(cue shocked laughter and general hilarity)

Hows training going i hear you ask?!..... Oh, you know,   it's going!!  Like slowly! The longest distance iv run to date is 11km!lol  I was intending to do a weekly blog post about training so that i felt like i had some accountability thing happening....Hands up who saw those posts!!  Yeah, i didn't either!

Anywho, i have been doing at least 3 runs each week, so while i wont be motoring around the off road course, i shouldn't die after 1km!  In fact, i know i can run 10km of it so that's a bonus!  Even if i have to crawl walk the last 11 i'l still be happy!  The main thing is finishing it and setting a time to annihilate at the next half!!

Me after a 'Run'!!  Feel the fitness just oozing of me!!

Running has been an interesting companion for me!  Somewhere between my knees, hips, feet and boobs cursing me through every single km, i'v developed a love for it!  Hitting my stride and suddenly feeling...in sync i guess you could say, is the most amazing feeling!! 

Since becoming such a running guru *coughlaughsplutter*  I decided more appropriate attire was necessary, and dragged the hubby off shopping!!  I'm now the proud owner of these pants and this running singlet!! They were kinda pricey, but it's been a chafe free/ride up free experience ever since!!

The Appropriate Attire!

Something that worries me about this half, is that it's off-road!  It's a mountain bike trail that has a lot of pretty hard core hills (Iv heard from a reliable source!) and gravel track!  Now while in my positive moments i see myself as Bella (What do u mean "whose Bella?").  You know, that scene where Alice is seeing her as a vampire, and she's gracefully running through the forest with Edward close behind, hair shifting in the wind, skin glowing not even looking short of breath?? (Not hard i spose, given the fact that she doesn't actually breath!!)

Me on a good day!

This is what i see myself looking like as i race around the 10.55km track twice!!  Probably wont be wearing a dress but that's besides the point!! 

On bad days i see gravel grazes, pine needles in my shoes and me struggling to breathe as i drag my sorry arse up a hill!!  I'm also quite concerned about my ability to stay hydrated and not need the toilet half way around, i don't know how comfy Depends would be for 21km!!

Me on a bad day!

Things still to do in preparation...

#  Compile a play list of amped up music to get me through hopefully, 3 and a bit hours of running!
#  Find an energy gel to boost me halfway through! (i don't seem capable of going 21km without needing sustenance halfway round!)
#  Dry my shoes out (running in thunderstorms is fun!!)
#  Collect my singlet!!  Running for Insynergy!!
#  Find out where the heck the run actually is!!!!

Wish me luck guys!!!



Toodles!!  :)

"Live for a Life without Regret"

"Run Forrest Run!!"

So my blog is going to go for a wee overhaul soonish (like when Hubby has time to fix my fumblings on here!)! I want to start blogging a bit more about Running!! Yup!! I RUN!! Albeit slowly (im suprised no ones pulled over and offered to call me an ambulance really!), but any running is still running!!

Source

The same friend who gave me a boot up the bum to get healthy has given me The Bug!!  If you noticed my wee addition of the Weighty Run section on my blog, you'll see that she's already encouraged/goaded me into a few shorties, but now....Dun dun duuuh....I'm in training for a Marathon!!

Now, dont get me wrong, im nowhere near ready for a marathon at the mo, and i'm not planning to attempt one til next year!!  I'm currently just working on technique and building up strength and stamina, which is a slow but satisfying task that will pay off in the long run!!

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So The Training!!

We're currently modifying this 10 week training programme
to make it fit for a half, but i'm still not sure if i'm up for the challenge!!  After discussing, googling and bloggy stalking about it, i'v discovered that it's not just a physical thing, it's also a mental thing!!  If your not in the mind set needed for that kind of run, it's just not going to work!!  So tomorrow i'v convinced Hubby to walk 22km with me, just a casual walk, so that i can get a feel for just how long a distance it is!!  Crazy much??  Yup!  But i want the challenge!!  This is the start of an adventure and im going to see it through til the end!!  Whether or not i decide to do the 1/2 or 1/4 in March, the bottom line is that i will eventually run a Full Marathon,  No matter what!!

 

So check in tomorrow to see how our wee walk has gone, and what i've concluded about my run in March!!  Feel free to share any advice you may have about the whole Running thing!!  I'l take any help  can get!!  Right, i'm off to see if i can rearrange my blog without Hubby's help!!....If my blog suddenly disappears off the radar you know why!!

Toodles!!  :)

"Live for a Life without Regret"