Happy Wednesday!
In my last post, I announced that my sister-in-law, Kenna, and I are training for a half marathon in order to get ourselves back into decent shape.
The half mary?
I’ve never done the Barry Half before, so I’m excited to run a new (to me) course!
The most I’ve done in months has been 3 miles at a time for Atlanta Running Tours.
Even then, I would only run once or twice a week…if that.
Kenna and I decided that we needed to keep each other accountable, so we’re using an awesome Google Doc to do just that.
I came up with a plan for us that doesn’t have crazy high mileage with no more than 4 days of running per week. Below the suggested mileage, there are sections where we can each input our actual mileage.
Plus, we text each other when we ran.
It’s been working great for both of us! It’s been really motivating to me knowing that Kenna’s out there working hard too. I know I can’t let her down.
Are you running any late winter/spring races this year? Do you usually train alone or with a group?
I’ve only ever trained alone or with one other person, my friend Joan. When she and I trained together, we’d do our long runs together but not really anything else.
My husband graduated from Berry! I meant to do a 5k there last year so he could visit but it never happened. Good luck with the half, hope you love the campus!
Thanks! Now that I think about it, I ran a 5k there in high school. From what I remember, it’s gorgeous!
I train alone, and during this time of year, it’s always on the treadmill (Northeast Ohio is chilly!).
I will be signing up for a 10-miler that is in April, then my 1st half marathon of the year is in May.
I can’t imagine how cold it must be up there! I wore a t-shirt and shorts here in the ATL today…and got pretty warm!
I usually train alone – it’s harder, certainly, but I can do as I please and not rely on others. Or get disappointed when I feel like others hold me back.
I wanted to do Berry but I’m doing Publix in Atlanta now. Wishing you all the best with training!
Publix is a great one too!
I love using google docs to track my exercise!! My friends and I do the same thing and it is so motivating to see that someone else did something that day.
I think we’re on to something!
Accountability partners for training are SOOOO helpful. Kirk and I really play that role for each other right now, since we’re coaching ourselves together and training for the same races. I miss running groups I had in Atlanta, I should probably find one here, but it’s hard with my crazy schedule to find one that trains when I need to.
We are going to test out a tri club meeting next month, so I’m crossing my fingers!
That’s great y’all have each other for that! Mark and I run together here and there, and it’s always fun.