| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Total | |
| Chris | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Rich | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Work has been getting crazier and I still fear, "How Will I Find Time To Do This?" I really wish I could get up and run at 5 a.m. I will continue to strive for this goal but it is - to me - practically as difficult as lifting a car with my bare hands. Therefore, I have decided that I am likely going to log on to Sitter City and try to get a sitter who can come three nights a week so I can run after work. (That kicks in all kinds of Mommy guilt but that's another story for my Mommy blog...)
We definitely have a good base built - we've been running semi-regularly even before all this marathon craziness started - and it may be the reason we've been a little lax in following Phase I - which we really picked just to keep our eye on building a base before jumping into Hal's schedule 18 weeks prior to race day. So, although Phase I provides daily mileage, it says to just be sure and hit so many miles per week, and we've been hitting that mileage thus far in less days than recommended.
In any event, we took another look at our Phase II training and have decided to move from "beginner" to "Novice I." We are at a point already where we can run the long runs - and have been running long runs of 7-8 miles - so we're going to go for it. Are we nuts? Has anyone ever run either of these Novice plans before and have an opinion for us?
Let's hope this time next week we have a much more impressive chart to report!
2 comments:
Chris - one idea to address the mommy guilt...treat this training time as YOU time - something you do just for you. If you are anything like me, you spend 110% of your time working for your boss, doing stuff for the family, etc, etc and if you are lucky you do SOMETHING for you maybe once in a blue moon. So you owe it to yourself to do something for you.
Think of it this way - you will be lower stress (running is great for this) and more fun to be with when you are around :-)
Besides - it isn't forever - just for the rest of the year. And you are working on a big goal that is important to you. Your kids, someday, will respect you for it rather than be less for it.
Enjoy the training and don't beat yourself up so bad. Sounds like you guys are off to a terrific start with a good base!
Chris thank you so much!! I'm so grateful to hear someone who totally understands! You nailed it re: giving your time to everyone ELSE and once in a while you're lucky if you can get to do something for yourself.
So I will get a sitter and I will NOT feel bad about it :-)... I hope :-(
I love running; I love it and hope it's not only for this year. I foresee more marathons in my future (although ask me after 10/27/08) and I hope that's possible. Of course I think as the kids get older it will be (i.e., I could leave for an hour and they'd be okay...although realistically that's probably like 4-6 years away).
I *DID* manage to sneak out for 4.5 today; hooray!
THANKS for your continued support! you rock!
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