4 months. My date with destiny is exactly 4 months away. To say I am amped up, is an understatement. I use to be someone that ran, for a while, and then after a few miles... I decided to only run if something was chasing me. Now, my inner drive is chasing me- pushing and propelling me forward towards 13.1. It shall be mine... sweet victory shall be mine.
That being said, no one in their right mind enters this without a plan of attack. My plan of attack is to follow the plan my sister in law ( a true marathoner!) follows when she is training. It was a little intimidating to see it all there in black and white, I'll admit. BUT, ya know what- one day at a time... one goal at a time.
I'm hovering between 4 and 6 miles currently...Some days it's 4, some days it's 6, but most days it's just shy of 5. It's cold- CF lungs hate cold. I'm learning that when my lungs scream, if I keep pushing through, they'll shut up after a bit. It's getting past that point of screaming that sometimes takes will power. And so, while I am following "the plan", here are my own personal little goal milestones.
By February 1st- Maintain 6 miles
Run a 10K in early February, be at 8 Miles by end of Feb.
Mid March- Run a 10 miler
End of March- Hopefully maintain around 11 miles.
Spend all of April hitting my last 2 miles...I hear they are the ones that kill ya.
May 5th, 2013- My Day of Victory.
Today...I bought new shoes and made an appointment for PFT's, so I can check my current lung function. Then, I did some interval training. I figure, that's a good start.
Here's to half- crazy.
Jenn
It sounds like you have a good plan of action. I am proud! Perhaps break down each goal you have to help you build up at a good pace? That way it'll decrease your stress and you will have more of a concrete stepping stone path that you can slowly climb. Love you roomiekins!
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