Cap City Half : Race Goals, Plans, More!
Hello everyone from snowy Pittsburgh! We've gotten a ton this morning- when I woke up there was nothing outside, but by the time I was about to leave for work, it was a complete blizzard! Now we have a hefty few inches of snow, and it keeps falling.
Training for my next half marathon starts this week, and I'm really excited to get back in the training groove. Last year my entire focus was on completing my first triathlon, so I'm ready to get back to running and chipping away at a new PR.
I will be running in the Capital City Half Marathon in Columbus, Ohio in 10 (more like 9.5) short weeks! There are a few reasons why I picked this race, mostly because it's a flat course, good time of the year, and a few of my friends are also running it. Plus, the post-race party sounds legit, with beer, pizza, margaritas, and carousal rids at the finish line. So, I can either celebrate a good race or drink my sorrows away. Either way I win!
Once again, I am going to be following Kara Goucher's 10 Week Half Marathon plan. I used this when I got my PR in Buffalo Creek and really liked it! The combination of easy runs, long runs, and different speed workouts each week worked really well for me. I liked how the speed work was all focused around race pace and had longer intervals (shortest being an 800, but most of them are more sustained effort). It gave me a lot of confidence for race day and really helped my mindset!
I am also going to be training with Jessie for this race again. We trained together for Buffalo Creek, and having her there to push and motivate me for speed workouts and long runs was so helpful. I'll still do my easy runs alone, but having a friend there for those tough workouts is great!
Another goal for this training cycle is spending more time in the gym. I'm going to be cutting my running days down to 3 or 4 days, instead of my usual 5 or 6, and using the extra days for cross training. I have use Class Pass, but might actually put it on hold to get a 3 month membership at Beat Fitness to focus on strength and conditioning. I've seen a change in my body from going there just once in a while, so I think if I went a few times a week it would make a huge difference.
I'm excited to go for a new PR in this race, and my overall goal is to break 1:50! I'll be sharing my weekly workouts, and will also check in a few weeks from now to see how training is going and set my A, B, and C goals as well. Here we go!!
Are you training for anything right now?
Do you like to train alone or with a friend?
Training for my next half marathon starts this week, and I'm really excited to get back in the training groove. Last year my entire focus was on completing my first triathlon, so I'm ready to get back to running and chipping away at a new PR.
I will be running in the Capital City Half Marathon in Columbus, Ohio in 10 (more like 9.5) short weeks! There are a few reasons why I picked this race, mostly because it's a flat course, good time of the year, and a few of my friends are also running it. Plus, the post-race party sounds legit, with beer, pizza, margaritas, and carousal rids at the finish line. So, I can either celebrate a good race or drink my sorrows away. Either way I win!
Once again, I am going to be following Kara Goucher's 10 Week Half Marathon plan. I used this when I got my PR in Buffalo Creek and really liked it! The combination of easy runs, long runs, and different speed workouts each week worked really well for me. I liked how the speed work was all focused around race pace and had longer intervals (shortest being an 800, but most of them are more sustained effort). It gave me a lot of confidence for race day and really helped my mindset!
I am also going to be training with Jessie for this race again. We trained together for Buffalo Creek, and having her there to push and motivate me for speed workouts and long runs was so helpful. I'll still do my easy runs alone, but having a friend there for those tough workouts is great!
Another goal for this training cycle is spending more time in the gym. I'm going to be cutting my running days down to 3 or 4 days, instead of my usual 5 or 6, and using the extra days for cross training. I have use Class Pass, but might actually put it on hold to get a 3 month membership at Beat Fitness to focus on strength and conditioning. I've seen a change in my body from going there just once in a while, so I think if I went a few times a week it would make a huge difference.
I'm excited to go for a new PR in this race, and my overall goal is to break 1:50! I'll be sharing my weekly workouts, and will also check in a few weeks from now to see how training is going and set my A, B, and C goals as well. Here we go!!
Are you training for anything right now?
Do you like to train alone or with a friend?
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