Motivation Monday {half marathon training}

Hope everyone had a great weekend! We celebrated a friends 40th birthday with many good friends we had not seen in a while.  That being said with left over endorphins from a great saturday workout and some liquid courage.. wine ;) a friend and I decided to sign up for a half marathon.  This will not be my first but it has been about 2 years since I ran my last one.  It took that long to decide I was ready to put in the time and energy to start training again.  I wouldn't necessarily call myself a runner, at least not right now, but I do hit the pavement or treadmill about 3-4 times a week.  I love the feeling of heading out for a long run and seeing where my mind and at times feet take me.  I started to crave that feeling again and decided it was time to "lace up the sneakers".  To be honest I don't take training for a half marathon lightly, I am very competitive with myself and always set out to beat my fastest time.  

So... no better time then now to start training for the Tri City Carlsbad half marathon find info here.

I have used this training plan for the last 3 half marathons I ran, and plan on using it again.  If you are looking for a running program I highly suggest it.  You can find the full site here.

Week	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.	Sun.
1	Off	Fartlek (4M)	4M	4M	Off	3M	6M
2	Off	Fartlek (4M)	5M	3M	Off	3M	7M
3	Off	4-5 Hills 5K-10K pace	5M	3M	Off	3M	6M
4	Off	3-4 Long Hills 5K-10K pace	3M	4M	Off	3M	8M
5	Off	5-6 Hills 5K-10K pace	3M	4M	Off	3M	7M
6	Off	3 x Mile 5K-10K pace	4M	6M	Off	5M	9M
7	Off	3 x Mile 5K-10K pace	3M	5M	Off	3M	7M
8	Off	6 x 880s 5K-10K pace	5M	6M	Off	5M	10M
9	Off	6 x 880s 5K-10K pace	4M	7M	Off	3M	10K Race (Or 8M run)
10M	Off	4 x Mile 5K-10K pace	6M	7M	Off	6M	12M
11	Off	5M	5M	8M	Off	3M	8M
12	Off	5M	5M	8M	Off	3M	RACE DAY