week 4 Aug 31-Sept 5

Monday, Day 13 - 3 miles

• Where: hilyard to rexius
  
• Time:-
• Pace:-
  
• Difficulty: 8
  
• Notes: i took chloe with me so it felt like i had gone six miles uphill. but she gave me lots of excuses to stop which i welcomed.
  

Wednesday, Day 14 - 5 miles

• Where: track
  
• Time: -
  
• Pace:
  
• Difficulty: 2
  
• Notes: i felt pretty slow but i don't have numbers to back up that theory. i'm getting pretty good at keeping myself entertained so i don't get bored. not having music sucks but i'm used to it now.
  

Thursday, Day 15 - 3 miles

• Where: track
  
• Time: 29:58
• Pace: 10:00
  
• Difficulty: 4
  
• Notes: yeah, it was harder than yesterday. i'm not sure why. maybe because i walked for 40 minutes before i started running? and i know what my IT band feels like now. time for a new training program? i think so. and i was SUPER bored this morning. it seemed like 3 miles took forever.
  

Saturday, Day 16 - 7.65 miles

• Where: sunnyview - 63rd - state - cordon in salem
  
• Time: 1:17:06
  
• Pace: 10:04
  
• Difficulty: 7
  
• Notes: this sucked. it was raining the whole time (that part wasn't so bad). i had no idea where i was going really. i missed the turn i was supposed to take and got kind of off course which resulted in me not going far enough. again. note to self: drive new and unfamiliar courses.
  

Cross-Training:
Monday - ab workout
Tuesday - 30 min yoga
Thursday - 40 min walking at 16 min pace
Friday -

Total Miles:
week - 18.65
all -61.65

week 3 Aug 24-29

Monday, Day 9 - 3 miles

• Where: track
  
• Time: 30:01
• Pace: 10:00
  
• Difficulty: 2
  
• Notes: grr, you'd think i'd be faster. but it was a nice, easy run while i got acquainted with the extra-curriculars of the local HS. their football, cross-country teams and cheerleaders were all there. i kept thinking of all the mean things i could say to the cheerleaders. but i'm an adult now and there's no need. or so i tell myself. back to running... i picked it up the last 300 m and pushed the last hundred or so. which makes my time even more frustrating.
  

Wednesday, Day 10 - 3.75 miles

• Where: down hilyard and part of rexius
  
• Difficulty: 2
  
• Notes: i messed up my mileage again and went a quarter mile less than i was supposed to. but i did see a giant raccoon. does that make up for it?
  

Thursday, Day 11 - 3 miles

• Where: cemetery loop
  
• Time: 28:47
• Pace: 9:35
  
• Difficulty: 7
  
• Notes: for some reason this was killer this morning. i had to talk myself through most of it. my lungs felt like they wanted to explode. i don't get my numbers either, they don't seem right.
  

Saturday, Day 12 - 6 miles

• Where: hilyard to rexius back to adidas trail and once around the track
  
• Time: little under 60 minutes
  
• Pace: about 9:40
  
• Difficulty: 5
  
• Notes: i definitely had to still push myself to finish (and i mean through the WHOLE run) but it wasn't too bad. of course, i can say that now that i've finished.
  

Cross-Training: was basically non-existent this week.


Total Miles:
week - 15.75
all - 43

week 2

Monday, Day 5 - 3 miles

• Where: loop to cemetery and back
  
• Time: 40ish
  
• Difficulty: 6
  
• Notes: i took the loop counter-clockwise so the climb up the cemetery was gradual and not fun and never ending...

Wednesday, Day 6 - 4 miles

• Where: adidas trail
  
• Time: 40:35 pace 10:08
  
• Difficulty: 6
  
• Notes: i hate this trail. on average it's flat but that just means it's constantly going up and down by small degrees. i hate the bark chips that get in my shoes and poke me or give me blisters. i hate the narrow extended path where people only look back instead of moving when you say "on your right". but at least it has a water fountain (which i did take advantage of at the end of mile 3). i had pain in the back of my calf for most of the last half. i really need to figure out what's wrong with it. i try to stretch it more than the other side and it seems to help slightly.
  i think i'll be looking for a different training program. i think this one is going too fast for me. and it's not like i have to be ready for a half by a certain time. i don't mind running four times a week but i have a feeling i won't like it so much when i start all my cross training classes.
  

Thursday, Day 7 - 3 miles

• Where: cemetery loop
  
• Time: ? forgot to time
  
• Difficulty: 4
  
• Notes: pretty uneventful. i took the route clockwise so the biggest hill came first. my right calf began hurting when i first entered the cemetery and kept hurting until i got home, though it wasn't constant. my left achilles also hurt at the beginning but stopped after about the first mile.
  

Saturday, Day 8 - 5 miles

• Where: loop by my mom's house
  
• Time: 48:40 pace 9:43
  
• Difficulty: 3
  
• Notes: i was so surprised i didn't have problems with this. i guess adding a mile a week is no big deal. i did still have problems with my calf though :(
  

Cross-Training:
Monday - 45 minutes yoga
Tuesday - 30 minutes pilates
Friday - does cleaning count?

Total Miles:
week - 15
all -28.25

weigh in 8/17

weight: 127
hips: 35.5
waist: >29
body fat: 25.22%

week 1

Monday, Day 1 - 3 miles

• Where: track
• Time: about 32:00 with 10:39 pace
  
• Difficulty: 3
• Notes: i was able to push the last 200 meters. there's a man who's training a recent graduate for elite status. it's great listening to his encouragement. here's what i picked up: always finish unless you're passed out, bleeding or have a pulled muscle. no other excuses.

Wednesday, Day 2 - 3 miles

• Where: tack
• Time: less than 32:00 with 10:36 pace
• Difficulty: 2
• Notes: pushed last 100m , finished faster than last time

Thursday, Day 3 - 3.25 miles

• Where: track
• Time: 32:17 with 9:56 pace
• Difficulty: 2
• Notes: still have pain in back of right calf but it didn't start until the middle of the second mile. Went an extra lap than what training called for and pushed last 200m. didn't feel like i had to take as long to recover after

Saturday, Day 4 - 4 miles

• Where: loop from home to cemetery, last mile at track
• Time: ?
• Difficulty: 5
• Notes: i messed up the mileage when i mapped the run. luckily i realized the reason i felt so great at the end was because i hadn't run far enough. the last mile was somewhat difficult but i was still able to push the last 100m a bit. half the loop was also up hill so naturally i felt like i wanted to die. i took it clockwise and tackled the greatest incline first and the second half was mostly downhill.

cross training:
Tuesday - 25 minutes of pilates
Friday - nothing :(
Saturday - hour of yoga

total miles:
week - 13.25
all - 13.25

welcome!

i wanted to document my half-marathon training for myself because, really, is anyone else going read this?
i'm doing a 10 week training schedule. as of now i'm just doing cross training as it comes and as i convince myself to do it. starting the middle of september i'll be doing a pilates class once a week. then at the end of september i'll start yoga and weight training classes.