Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Training Tuesday

Another Tuesday already?! I feel like time is flying by! Only 24 days until I'm in Disneyland! Woohoo! While I don't have cats, I feel like Dearest does this to me every morning. But it's better than sleeping through my alarm.

I made good progress on our costumes for Dumbo this weekend as well. I'm about half way done with Dearest's part and I'm waiting on one thing for me to arrive. Apparently finding a white skirt is not as easy as I thought it would be. Who would have thought?! 

Weekly Recap
Tues: rest
Wed: 2 mile 
Thurs: 1 mile
Fri: 1 mile
Sat: rest
Sun: 12.3 miles
Mon: rest

 This week's training wasn't all that great. I was still sore from Sunday's 12 mile run, so I took it easy the rest of the week. I went over 12 miles again this week, but had a better pace. I was able to get down to a 10:40 min/mile (last week was 11:05min/mile), but I want to get it down to 10:00-10:15. I know I say this all the time, but I really really need to get better about stretching. Within the first couple miles, my legs started cramping up and put a damper on the rest of my run. My goal for the rest of the month is to stretch everyday. 

 I was looking at my calendar today and I realized I only have one more long run before I start tapering for Dumbo! I'm planning to do 12-13 miles on Sunday, then 10 miles the next, and finally 7-8 the week before the half marathon. I can't believe it's so close! :) 

 How was your week? How do you work towards your pace/time goals?
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  1. Karen OrozcoAugust 6, 2013 at 3:42 AM

    Wow, only 1 more long run!! Just in case you didn't find a skirt yet, Sparkle Skirts just released a white skirt, you might want to look into that!

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    1. KimAugust 6, 2013 at 7:02 AM

      I know, I'm kind of freaking out that it's almost time to taper! I'll check out the Sparkle Skirt, thanks! :)

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  2. LaurenAugust 6, 2013 at 5:37 AM

    I'm so excited for you!!! I seriously am ridiculously excited to hear all about your trip and race!!

    Also, I see white running skirts at TJ Maxx and Marshalls all the time, you should check out those places :)

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    1. KimAugust 6, 2013 at 7:07 AM

      It's coming up so fast! :) I'm excited to share with you!
      It's been a while since I've gone to Marshalls, I'll take a look! Thanks! :)

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  3. Jennifer K.August 6, 2013 at 7:56 AM

    I've seem white skirts at Sport Chalet, they tend to be "tennis" skirts rather than "running" skirts. I'm not sure that makes any difference in terms of functionality though.
    At this stage, I'll be glad when Disneyland is over. I have a group of friends who are doing their first half. Two have already dropped out and the other two complain about every long run. Sigh. People can really suck the fun out of things.

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    1. KimAugust 6, 2013 at 2:49 PM

      I'm sorry! I'm sure once the race is actually here, everyone will be excited and more into it. Maybe it's nerves talking?

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  4. LenaAugust 6, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    White items are really tough to find, so I've found as well for my outfit. Team Sparkle also has a CUTE white skirt that might work for you, I REALLY want to get one for myself. TOO CUTE!

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    1. KimAugust 6, 2013 at 2:52 PM

      I saw that one! It's super cute, but the elastic waist band is black. The rest of my outfit is white and I think the black band would look funny. Even if I wore I pulled my shirt over it, I think you'd still be able to see it. :/

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