First Week of Baltimore Half Marathon Training

Lets just say that this week has been HECTIC. I packed three months worth of my belongings, left Florida, flew back to Maryland, spent the weekend with my parents, and I just got back to Baltimore to move back into my place and settle back in. I also managed to complete ALL my reading for the week and two assignments I had to complete (yes, in Law School you get homework and reading BEFORE classes start). I have also cleaned out my entire closet and I got rid of everything in bigger sizes as I'm officially down to a size 2/0 and an extra small :)

Even with all the craziness, I was able to fit in all my runs for the week :)

Monday- 3 Miles
Tuesday- 40 minute run/walk
Wednesday- Rest Day
Thursday- 3 Miles
Friday- 6 Miles
Saturday- 3 Miles
Sunday- Rest Day

Total: 17.3 miles (or so)

This was a really easy and good week of training. Through my runs I wasn't out of breathe and felt really good afterwards. As the mileage increases from week to week I know I'm going to look back and wish I had a week like this. Next week I'm looking at about 23 miles. Not hateful but won't be as easy as this week.

Good news- Wegman's is amazing! It has the best selection of organic food I've seen outside of a trader joes or Whole Foods. I picked up some Shot Blocks for days where I'm running for more than an hour. So if you're interested in good, healthy, and inexpensive food= GO TO WEGMAN's!

I'm also thinking about running a couple of upcoming 5Ks in the area: Frederick YMCA 5k, Pumpkin Fest 5K, and the Headless Horseman 5K.

Week 4- Recap and Updates

I decided to take this past week off from running. I had some pain in my shins and lower abs area, and I rather rest than stress out my body more than I should. I ran twice and kept it light.

I also took the time to look over my class schedule, work schedule and student organization schedule to figure out my running and reading schedule. Let's just say that this semester all I'm going to do is work, read and run. Sleep might be optional.

I've updated my training schedule to reflect the two races I signed up for and my intense class schedule. Training schedule is listed under the Goofy Training Tab.

Here is a sample of my usual week while in law school:

Monday-
9- 10 am- Run
11- 3 pm- Work
3:15- 6:20- Class
7- 10- Read

Tuesday-
8:45- 10:45 am- Class
11- 3 pm- Work
3:30- 4:30 pm- Work
5:30- 8- Student Org Meeting
8:30- 10- Read

Wednesday-
9- 10 am- Run
10:55- 11:50- Class
12- 2- Read
2:10- 4:10- Class
4:20- 6- Read
6:30- 8:30- Class
9-11- Read

Thursday-
7:10- 8:30- Spin
9-12 pm- Work
12- 6 pm- Read and do class work
6:30- 8:30- Class

Friday-
9:50- 12:55- Class
2- 4 pm- Long Run

Saturday-
9- 11 pm- Long run

As the semester progresses, more work will creep up on the weekends and in the mornings and nights. However, the one thing that is a constant is going to my parent's on weekend. Seeing my parents and spending time with them and Miss Gigi (the best Pomeranian in the universe) is one of the only things that keeps me sane while in school.