You guys give the best advice!!
I’m definitely going to listen to you and
- NOT overdo it this week
- NOT try and make up my missed workouts
- NOT get injured (knockonwoodcrossmyfingersandtoesomg)
- NOT dwell on those missed workouts and move on!
There!
My eats today weren’t that exciting!
- Lunch: a chile verde burrito with rice and beans, chips as an appetizer
- Snack(s): skittles and mango sorbet with dark chocolate chips
- Dinner: Hearty Turkey and Veggie soup my Mama made last night.
- Second Dinner: chips dipped in spicy salsa while watching the Bachelor!
I ate my first dinner at 5pm before basketball practice and I was feeling a little famished while watching all the dramatic tears over a guy these girls have literally met less than 20 days ago! I LOVE REALITY TV!!!
I’m not enjoying being so busy. I was starting to cook a little more and being stretched like Mr. Stretch Armstrong in 5 different directions is taking up all my cooking-creative-blogging time.
That’s not a good feeling! It would be kinda cool to actually stretch like that though, I could hug a big red wood tree, I could reach everything, taking the christmas lights off the roof wouldn’t require a ladder… life would be grand!
Aside from that, I’m ready for something to end so I have a little more free time to do fun things like cooking. And I’m tired of squeezing in workouts.
Anyways, I’m feeling totally rejuvenated about my 1/2 marathon schedule and here’s why.
I found a really awesome training planner over at Runners World.
Either I’m way behind the times or y’all are missing out on some super cool training tools. I’m guessing it’s the first option because you all are way more hip and groovy than me.
Smart Coach is FREE!! You put in your most recent race time, your upcoming race date and distance, your birth year, how many miles you are currently running a week and the intensity you’d like to train at. Then it pops up with a personalized plan just for you!
After seeing my new plan, I’m switching… 
I like that the Smart Coach trainer gives times to train at. My Hal Higdon version didn’t have anything like that and being a new distance runner I really like having the extra guidance. Plus, my job is pretty physically demanding. I like having the option to rest or cross train, and strength training isn’t a requirement. In no way am I ditching strength, I’d be lost down dark alleys getting attacked by scary men with no skills if I quit my Tae Bo, but it’s nice to be able to work it in when I feel like it instead of feeling the obligation twice a week.
I also get to say I’m doing “Tempo Runs”. How official is that?!?! I feel like such an official runner.
Here’s my recap from last week.
Not that Grand, but you know that’s okay! Sometimes you’re going to fall a little short of your planned accomplishments. You know if I hadn’t planned for all those workouts I probably wouldn’t have gotten any done and here I did 2 and burnt over 700 calories. Holy Cannoli!!
I’m off to sleep like a bump on a log, work is kicking my larger than average bootay! 
Celebrate it! Whoot Whoot..
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I used SmartCoach for Half #5 and loved it. I thought you had to pay for it now… or maybe I’m just too lazy to sign-up with Runner’s World? The plan was awesome. I wish I had done it for my upcoming race, but it’s a lil’ too late.
Well there is a pro version that costs 64.00 a year but for the free version you just have to have a runners world account (FREE!). I’m really excited to do it. Having the pace times is really motivating me.
Yayy good decisions to forget about the missed mileage! I’ve actually never tried SmartCoach, I think I just figured it cost money – I’m going to look into it right now!
Smart Coach seems like a pretty awesome tool. And something is better than nothing. I think it’s important to push ourselves just not into injury or hatred of that activity. Sounds like you have a fantastic attitude
Smart coach is really awesome and follows a lot of the guidelines we discussed while I worked on my coaching minor. Two questions:
1. How do you find these tools?
2. Can you use your resources to find a very similar tool for cycling?
The dramatic tears = hella good laugh!!!
I love how they all have a “connection” with him… you’d think he’d been dating these women for months by their reaction.
i think i might need to use this when i go into marathon training…HRG also mentioned this and it looks pretty cool!!
Your eats look fantastical!
Stretch Armstrong was the BEST!!! We broke this arm one time though and all the beads/goo came out…. kinda cool.
Not that exciting?!?!?! That fro-yo looks fab!!
I’m def gonna have to give that Smart Coach a look-see. Thanks for the tip!!
Haha, it was fab!! I love the sorbets my local froyo place gets.