I had the Salinas Valley 1/2 Marathon this weekend. What a beautiful course, full of fields and local friends all out for a run. I ended up running the first mile (14:08 pace, 11:00 fastest), and then realized I wasn't feeling well. It felt like my chest/heart was struggling so I speed walked the rest, with a few running sprints here and there. My fastest time was a 9:35 pace - my best ever! We climbed 440 feet, went 13.1 miles and I had an average speed of 16:08. I was pretty happy with the results.
Now I'm gearing up for my mini triathlon on 9/26! It includes a 400-meter ocean swim, 2.5 mile run and a 11 mile bike ride: http://www.mermaidtriathlon.com/09/index.html. This is my perfect opportunity to cross-train and gain running speed.
I've had a hard time keeping up with my 10-a-day. I've just let life "get in the way" over the past few weeks. I didn't make it the priority it had been before, but now I'm completely dedicated to doing it again. To push myself to do so, I'm going to post my 10 each day all week. I'm also going to have breakfast again - I'd lived on coffee most days until noon over the past month. So of course at lunch I'm starved. Breaking bad habits is hard to do, but I'm exercising more than I have in 10 years, and I know I can change my eating habits for the better too.
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Abby - I need to recommit to eating healthy as well. My meals have consisted mostly of pizza or pita chips and hummus--not good. Thanks for posting your 10-a-day and personal health/exercise struggles. I'm inspired!
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