Back in the Game!

I am sooooo excited to say that I am registered for my next race!  I will be running the Celebration Run, 1/2 marathon on November 1st in San Diego.  My training starts this week, and while I am slightly nervous, I am REALLY excited!!  It will feel so great to get back into it and experience all the wonderful things that come with running; like getting done with an early morning run and realizing most people you know are still sleeping, eating as many carbs as you want without feeling guilty, building muscles and toned abs,  the feeling of accomplishment after each long run and then finally the nerves and excitement of race day!  There is nothing quite like the journey of training for a race!!

  celebrationrun.com

I have not been able to get back into running since my last training ended right before the Rock and Roll Marathon last May.  Wow, it's been over a year!  How is that possible??
Since last year I have started practicing Yoga, which has really been an amazing journey.  I'm excited to see how both activities work together.  I also moved out into my own place so  I am going to have to start figuring out the best places to run near me; always a challenge after you are so used to running in particular locations.

I will be using the same training schedule that I have used in 3 previous half marathons. It has worked really well for me.  A few things that I really like about the plan are that I only run three days a week, so it doesn't seem overwhelming.  It's also a 10 week training plan instead of 12 or 14, and it incorporates speed work to help me keep up with my goal pace for the duration of the race.

This time around, I will be incorporating yoga into my cross-training and will continue to do the Rapid Muscle Response workout:

Rapid Muscle Response

My goal is 1:55 or better


Thank you for following along on my journey, there will be lots more to come as I start my training!