Saturday Run Report+

*Another great turnout on a Saturday morning!  I had such a good time running with everyone today.  I told Alex how well everyone is doing and that I can't imagine anyone NOT running the half in January.  For those that missed the core workout or want a reminder, we did the following set 2x and :30 planks:

• 8 pushups then rollover and
• 8"boat" sit-ups
• 8 pushups
• 16 bicycles
• 8 pushups
• 8 regular crunches

And don't forget to do something like this EVERYDAY. 

*"This is hard...how am I ever going to do nine miles?"  I heard some variant of that question several times today, and as I was showering I came up with a metaphor to help keep your training a little more in perspective (yeah, I coached high school xc, but I was an English teacher first!).  You have just finished the 3rd of 4 weeks of "base training," which is like digging out the foundation to build a house.  It's not too exciting, but it has to be there or you have nothing to build on.  So, worrying about "nine miles" now is like looking at the foundation and saying, "Well, how am I going to make dinner in there?" or "Where am I supposed to shower?"  A little silly, right?  If you were ready to bust out 9 or 13 miles now, you wouldn't need the next few months of training!  Keep up with the daily workouts, and I PROMISE you will be ready for each mileage increase...that doesn't mean, of course, you won't feel challenged, just that your body will be ready.