Half Marathon Training Update

Its official. Less than a week to go until my next half marathon! Thursday morning Chris and I are flying to Pittsburgh to visit his parents and run the Pittsburgh Half Marathon! I’m excited to get away for a little bit and run this race. But honestly, I don’t feel that prepared. I “trained” if you can even call it that. I didn’t stick to my original plan, but I did get  a few long runs in…but they weren’t that stellar. I have been so busy with work, school and life and I didn’t commit 100% to my training like I did for my first half marathon. I don’t feel as strong this time around.

Last Saturday after the farmer’s market Chris and I both ran an 8.5 mile run on the Corning Trail. We ran from the Albany boat launch to the Watervliet trail parking lot and back. It was a beautiful day and our run was really awesome, minus some shin splints on Chris’ end. I felt great the whole time. We kept an average pace of about 9:30/mile. I had originally planned a 12 mile run that day, but since my hip has been acting up since the Spring Runoff, I decided to take it easy.

My training plan for the rest of the week:
Today – easy 3 miles at lunchtime, yoga class after work
Wednesday – speed workout after work
Thursday – rest/traveling
Friday – easy run in Pittsburgh with Chris
Saturday – rest/yoga on my own
Sunday – half marathon

My eating plan for this week:
Eat clean
Avoid dairy the night before the race (I did this for the Cherry Blossom and it helped. I didn’t have any stomach issues during or after the race!)
No alcohol
Drink plenty of water(!)

Ready or not, I’m running Pittsburgh!!!