This past weekend I ran my first half marathon since V & H's birth. Actually it's the first half I've run since I did the Disney Goofy Challenge back in 2008! And the longest run I've done in 4 years. I took off a lot of time from running for baby bearing and now that my kids are here I've been doing my best to get myself back in shape with their help. And I think there's something to be said for (1.) training with a double jogging stroller and 2 growing girls and (2.) LOTS of mileage in the bank.
All of my coaches in both high school and college always preached, "mileage is money in the bank." And I can't say I was always a believer of this until this past weekend. Here's a peak into my Garmin watch, this is all the mileage I've put in (minus 1 or 2 runs that my Garmin died on) since my Chiklits were born:
| Date: | Miles: | Time: | Pace: |
| 6/12/2011 | 3.83 | 40:44:00 | 10:38/mi |
| 6/18/2011 | 5.77 | 53:05:00 | 9:12/mi* |
| 6/25/2011 | 7.17 | 1:03:00 | 8:53/mi* |
| 7/9/2011 | 7.14 | 1:06:00 | 9:15/mi* |
| 7/17/2011 | 6.22 | 58:16:00 | 9:22/mi |
| 7/30/2011 | 12.98 | 1:57:00 | 9:03/mi* |
| 8/11/2011 | 3.4 | 31:02:00 | 9:08/mi** |
| 8/16/2011 | 4.41 | 39:34:00 | 8:58/mi** |
| 8/18/2011 | 5.01 | 46:36:00 | 9:18/mi** |
| 8/20/2011 | 3.16 | 26:40:00 | 8:27/mi |
| 8/27/2011 | 10.17 | 1:33:00 | 9:10/mi* |
| 9/2/2011 | 3.35 | 30:45:00 | 9:10/mi** |
| 9/3/2011 | 5.81 | 51:35:00 | 8:53/mi* |
| 9/5/2011 | 3.11 | 30:06:00 | 9:40/mi |
| 9/14/2011 | 4.38 | 41:04:00 | 9:23/mi** |
| 9/17/2011 | 5.75 | 49:27:00 | 8:36/mi* |
| 9/21/2011 | 4.43 | 38:57:00 | 8:48/mi** |
| 2/23/2012 | 4.24 | 46:46:00 | 11:01/mi** |
| 2/25/2012 | 5.17 | 54:15:00 | 10:30/mi** |
| 2/27/2012 | 4.34 | 44:53:00 | 10:21/mi** |
| 2/28/2012 | 4.9 | 50:35:00 | 10:20/mi** |
| 3/2/2012 | 5.68 | 54:57:00 | 9:41/mi** |
| 3/4/2012 | 7:03 | 1:05:00 | 9:20/mi |
| 3/7/2012 | 5.31 | 49:57:00 | 9:25/mi** |
| 3/8/2012 | 6.32 | 1:00:00 | 9:38/mi** |
| 3/10/2012 | 8.51 | 1:15:00 | 8:55/mi* |
| 3/14/2012 | 5.31 | 49:36:00 | 9:20/mi** |
| 3/17/2012 | 4.35 | 41:01:00 | 9:26/mi |
| 3/19/2012 | 6.31 | 59:13:00 | 9:23/mi** |
| 3/20/2012 | 4.38 | 41:13:00 | 9:25/mi** |
| 3/24/2012 | 8.56 | 1:12:00 | 8:30/mi* |
| 4/4/2012 | 4.36 | 43:18:00 | 9:55/mi** |
| 4/14/2012 | 4.33 | 40:43:00 | 9:24/mi |
| 4/15/2012 | 4.36 | 41:50:00 | 9:36/mi |
| 4/16/2012 | 5.3 | 50:23:00 | 9:31/mi** |
| 4/19/2012 | 4.38 | 40:48:00 | 9:19/mi** |
| 4/20/2012 | 3.37 | 33:08:00 | 9:50/mi** |
| 4/25/2012 | 5.3 | 50:32:00 | 9:33/mi** |
| 5/6/2012 | 3.47 | 30:31:00 | 8:48/mi |
| 5/7/2012 | 5.39 | 50:57:00 | 9:27/mi |
| 5/9/2012 | 5.37 | 49:40:00 | 9:16/mi |
| 5/17/2012 | 3.31 | 35:03:00 | 10:35/mi** |
| 5/20/2012 | 5.3 | 53:45:00 | 10:09/mi** |
| 5/24/2012 | 4.95 | 49:27:00 | 9:59/mi** |
| 5/26/2012 | 5.31 | 50:06:00 | 9:26/mi |
| 5/31/2012 | 5.31 | 50:56:00 | 9:35/mi** |
| 6/2/2012 | 6.16 | 56:34:00 | 9:11/mi |
| 6/7/2012 | 5.31 | 50:15:00 | 9:28/mi** |
| 6/10/2012 | 6.27 | 57:31:00 | 9:10/mi |
| 6/15/2012 | 5.31 | 52:22:00 | 9:52/mi** |
| 6/16/2012 | 5.27 | 46:36:00 | 8:51/mi* |
| 6/23/2012 | 5.32 | 50:00:00 | 9:24/mi* |
| 6/24/2012 | FFlD 1/2 | 1:49:47 | 8:15/mi*** |
* = running with my running group or other people
** = running with the double jogger
Fairfield Half officically online: 1:49:46 @ 8:23/mi pace.
So there it is! I was really freaking out about how I was going to do. I really thought I'd get in more training but we had so much rain in May and I never got in the 1, 10 miler I wanted so I honestly thought I was going to die in this race. So I went in with the mind set to run really relaxed with no pressure and that's just what I did! And I just happened to get lucky with a perfect day for me. Nice breezes, lots of shade, and rolling hills. The before-kids me would have beat myself up over a 1:49 half marathon but the after-kids me is pretty happy with myself. I think 1:49 is a good place to start out and now I can try to really start training to see how much I can improve in 4 months with a little extra work. So we will see...life is busy and I don't see it slowing down anytime soon. But I have a few more summer races in mind that will hopefully keep me motivated to get in a couple more runs a week.
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