Hit the treadmill again yesterday and did my hour. Starting to have some doubts about if I will actually be able to do this without an 'official' training program ala the Running Room training programs.
These are my thoughts...
a)I sign up as planned for the May 15th Half.... which map wise online doesn't look scary (because it's itty bitty!)...
OR...
b) I continue what I'm doing and take the next half Running Room training program (that starts in June) and continue that for four months with the goal of running the Scotiabank Half in October.
It doesn't help that CN is skeptical about me being able to do it now. Yes... I can run straight for an hour. But I've never run the distance of a half marathon before. Perhaps it's an idea to head over to the route and attempt to run it - see how well that goes... and gauge from there what my plan of attack is.
Shin splints have started to be an issue... and treadmill boredom has become an issue (COME ON SPRING).
I have stuck to my previously mentioned goals. I've upped the anti on my workouts. Today was a doubled up day... I did Booty Beat and a Zumba class - which was a blast AND kicked my ass. There's nothing like getting a sweat on while doing a cowgirl dance move. Hilarious.
I also cooked again my my Eat, Shrink and Be Merry cookbook. I am definitely starting to wish I had started cooking more from this cookbook sooner! Everything has been DELICIOUS. I told you about the Mexican Lasagne (with the tortilla instead of noodles)... well last night I made this amazing salad called "Nacho Ordinary Taco Salad". (Cheesy titles to each meal are a wee bit of a bonus folks..)
Anyway. It was basically romaine salad topped with an extra-lean ground beef mixture (beef, onions, garlic, jalapeno, cumin, chili powder, tomatoes and ketchup) topped with corn, black beans, green pepper, tomatoes, cheese, salsa, plain yogurt, and sliced avocado. NUMMERS. I liked it a lot because I felt full after one serving, and while cooking it... I knew that lots of really healthy things were going into my body. I was excited to make and eat this beast.
Here is a recipe should anyone want to try it out *** note... I did not make any dressing for mine, and found it absolutely scrumptious without it ***
Na-cho Ordinary Taco Salad
Eat Up, and Cheer Up!!!
Greetings!
ReplyDeleteI'll weigh in on your Running Room debate to see if I can help at all. I love the Running Room and highly recommend their half-marathon program. You meet amazing people and it forces you to run outside in every weather situation. The hill training is intense but it's where you see the best results and you get a class on bio mechanics, fuel (you must eat while you run!) and tons of crazy stuff. I don't run with the Running Room anymore but I still go by their training programs - you'll seriously love it. It makes running into a social thing which I loved.
I don't recommend running the route cold turkey - murder! But if you want to stick with the May 15th race then definitely educate yourself on fueling while you run and throw yourself outside. You'll love it cause treadmills suck. Not to mention they're cheating you by already moving the ground for you rather than you pushing it yourself. I like your motivation Andrea and I think you'll kick ass at whatever race you choose because you're so committed.
Hopefully my opinion has helped one way or another. Btw I'm going to try this taco salad, it sounds amazing!
xx