Resolutions suck!!! I make one every year still. I think it just one of those things, one of those social norms that I can not break myself of. Often times I don't follow through with the resolution past March, or May if I am feeling froggy! But, this year I set an attainable goal. This year I am going to run a half marathon a month. I may be crazy! Since we are closing on our house in one week and have a baby on the way, I will not be doing 12 registered half marathon races. I'm not rich by any means people! But, I will hold myself accountable to run these 13.1 mile runs every month. I think it will help me increase my strength and speed throughout the year. At least, that is my thought process! I will use MapMyRun to track my miles. MapMyRun/BridgettMcDaniels-Russell One day I will be cool enough for Strava. Actually, i should say that one day I will know how to use my phone well enough to use Strava. I will let everyone know when that day comes!
So, today, I started out right by running a half marathon. I beat the sun this morning and ran my personal best half with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 2 seconds. Now, I am not a fast runner by any means, but, this is a huge deal for me! Now, this wasn't a race, but, I have never broken the 2:20 mark so I am saying that it counts as a PR! Hopefully, a great first half means great things for the rest of the year!
In order to keep up with this resolution, I just plan on making sure that I get a good long run every week. The thing that I will do differently that I have ever down before is to switch up the days that I do this long run. Could be any day of the week. I don't want to go out for each run with a set number of miles that I "have" to run. If I feel good, I will just keep running. If I am feeling fast, I will do sprint drills. Some days, I may not run. We will see how this all goes...until next time. Peace. Plants.
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