Week 1

Well, 11 days have passed with some very good moisture of snow that hit the running spots and I resorted to running on the dreaded treadmill or running in circles where 15 laps = 1 mile..  This is the challenge of winter running.

I dreadmilled one day for 2 miles and it was the most painful of running that I have done in a long time.  My hip flexors were in pain and my feet tend to get numb after 2 miles.  My kid, Amber, became my gym buddy as she showed me different exercises to strengthen my arms, back and tummy.  She kept telling me the exercise machines are not good for me, they will injure me more than free weights!  O, how they grow up fast!!  But I love her company!

Here is my training plan!!

Sedona Half-Marathon

Training Schedule

February 4, 2012

Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thur	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	11/28	11/29	11/30	12/1	12/2	12/3	12/4
	Rest	2.5 m run	2.5 m run	2.5 m run	Rest	4	cross
2	12/5	12/6	12/7	12/8	12/9	12/10	12/11
	Rest	2.5 m run	3 m run	3 m run	Rest	5	cross
3	12/12	12/13	12/14	12/15	12/16	12/17	12/18
	Rest	3 m run	3 m run	3 m run	Rest	6	cross
4	12/19	12/20	12/21	12/22	12/23	12/24	12/25
	Rest	3 m run	3 m run	3 m run	Rest	7	cross
5	12/26	12/27	12/28	12/29	12/30	12/31	1/1
	Rest	3 m run	4 m run	3 m run	Rest	5	cross
6	1/2	1/3	1/4	1/5	1/6	1/7	1/8
	Rest	3 m run	4 m run	3 m run	Rest	9	cross
7	1/9	1/10	1/11	1/12	1/13	1/14	1/15
	Rest	3 m run	5 m run	3 m run	Rest	cross	9
8	1/16	1/17	1/18	1/19	1/20	1/21	1/22
	Rest	3 m run	5 m run	3 m run	Rest	10	cross
9	1/23	1/24	1/25	1/26	1/27	1/28	1/29
	Rest	3 m run	6 m run	3 m run	Rest	11	cross
10	1/30	1/31	2/1	2/2	2/3	2/4
	Rest	3 m run	4 m run	Rest	Rest	Half Marathon

Saturday, 12/10/11, my longest run in 7 yrs!  Woohoo!  5 miles on hard packed snow.  This calls for ice grips for my shoes.  A couple of times, I almost had my legs give out from under me.  I think, this was definitely a slow slow 5 mile run and I was so proud to be done.  Yes, I was in pain in the evening but I know this comes with training.  I'm so happy to have my Amber as my personal masseuse as well, she worked some knots out of my back.  This has made me mindful of my posture again.  Back to meditation mode as well.

As I ran, I thought of my goals for educating our communities in practicing sustainably.  I continue to teach myself to walk the talk especially when I go to the grocery store and I forget my "Green" shopping bags.  And they don't have paper bags!  I make the bagger bag as much as they can in one plastic bag so I don't come out with too many plastic bags.

How much of our communities understand what it takes to make one plastic bag? how much oil is used? how much water is used?  to produce this product that has become a sore eye on our landscape!


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