So I have made an executive decision today about my training for the SF Half Marathon. I have decided that I will not run the SF Half Marathon. I had planned to go for my last long run before training starts to wind down and my heart was just not in it. First of all, my knee was bothering me before I even put on my running shoes so I knew that was enough to stop my run right there. That combined with the fact that work has been crazy and I have a bachelorette party to go to next weekend made it seem like it just wasn't in the cards for this year. I am also in the middle of applying to grad school (MBA). After much thought over my latte this morning, I think that I need to focus my effort on getting healthy (losing some pounds) and working on my essays. I am currently planning to run the Giants Half Marathon in September and I still want to run that. I decided that I need to put together a schedule that I can stick to based on all my important dates (trips/applications/weddings/work). Like many things I need to find something that works for me. I think that is what I have been missing in this training. I have felt so defeated when I have missed a run or when a run wasn't as good as I wanted that I lost sight of why I was doing it in the first place. I am signed up for a bunch of Pilates classes coming up and also need to work on getting some cardio in. I am going to try to get some short runs (3 miles) in for the rest of the month before focusing on ramping up mileage (on my schedule) for Giants Half. I am still determined to run in the SF Half so I am hoping next year the running gods are on my side. I will keep everyone posted on my progressive over the next couple of weeks.
Happy Exercising!
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