48days 7hours 40minutes till my first Half Marathon

Another amazing long run.

I always seem to be more excited to go on my long runs every Sunday than going on my short runs Tuesdays and Thursdays.  

Excited for my 16K run

As usual every Sunday - work comes first. The day seems to fly by when you are excited to do something in the afternoon. The plan was to go for my run with some friends today but in the end it was just me. I enjoy running with a group but also don't mind being by myself.

Today was a bit different than last weeks run. First I had a few problems with my water-bottle-belt, second something was wrong with my settings on my phone - iSmoothRun didn't tell me when to run and when to walk & third I couldn't stop thinking about my run ... how fast will I be ... will I do better than last Sunday ... and so on. After I had a little talk with myself I stopped worrying about all that and started to enjoy my run. 

I decided to run along the Legacy Trail again. Telling myself to run only 8K and than turn around and do the other 8K makes it easier :)

What a beautiful day for a nice long run. Trail was clear all the way.

 Half way done - turn around and run home!

 

On my way home - leaving Banff

I was faster in the second half of my run today. I did my first 8K in 59:00minutes and my second 8K in 53:30minutes. Pretty good :)

My past week was great.

• Sunday April 6th: 14.05 Km in 1:47:01
• Tuesday April 8th: 4.05 Km in 29:28
• Thursday April 10th: 6.08 Km in 42.01
• Sunday April 13th: 16.05 Km in 1:52:30

Here are just a few Personal Records. Just so that you know - this is just the beginning. My training is going pretty well. Very happy!!

• Farthest Distance with 16K woohoo ohhh yeahhh :)
• Longest Duration with 01:52:38 

Have to do another 16K next Sunday. Looking forward to it. 

Only 48:07:40:00 till my first half marathon. Woot woot!!

Half-Marathon Training

           Training for my half-marathon after knee-surgery and a sprained ankle.
 

                                                       Longest run yet.

Wow ... just wow. Even one day after my longest run - I still can't believe I actually did it.

I was a little concerned about my training because my legs thought they had to go on strike but after taking a week off - I am back.

I did take a little break after work before heading out for my 14K run. I decided to run along the Legacry Trail ... I told myself not to think about running 14K ... instead run 7K & then turn around and run home :) The first 4K of the trail was clear which was very nice ... the rest of the trail was covered in snow. 

 Trailed covered in snow!

 Taken on my way back!

I had to run a little slower and more carefully on the snow. I am still a bit scared running outside after slipping on ice and spraining my ankle. I did turn back a little to early because I had some tummy problems but felt alright when I got close to home. I decided to run an extra round because I didn't quite reach my goal. When I got home I had a big smile on my face.

 Very happy after my first long run ever!

Each and every step I took after 10K was a personal record, personal highlight for me. It felt awesome. Can you remember how you felt after your first race? I DO. I was overwhelmed ... I was happy ... I almost cried at the finishing line. It was an absolute amazing feeling. That is how I felt yesterday. I can't wait to go on my next long run.

I am looking forward to my first half marathon.