Sunday run - 7 miles, wooo hooo . . . . .

Well, I did it. I really didn't feel like waking up this morning, but I am trying to get myself back on track, so I can actually look forward to my runs

Did today's run in Prospect Park as I wanted to feel the challenge of that nasty hill and see how I coped. Based on the advise of Coach CBD, I tried my longest run to date without music. It is funny how you almost start singing to yourself during the run

I did good until 2.6miles in when I took a sip of Gatorade, but might have taken too much as my stomach felt funny shortly after. The going was good, and there was no cramping at all

I do know that I need to set aside some time for hill training. Hills always knock me out and I need to figure out the best way up them. I am open to ideas people

With the coming week of training, the one thing I will try to do is avoid stopping at all during the runs, unless it is absolutely necessary. Slowing it down to trot as I do what I need to do then pick it up again

Really psyched for this. Not planning to cheat on foods, loads of water and fruits to flush my system - bring it on people - I am fired up

Oh and the Balega socks were good, fit well and didn't give me the usual toe nail pull I get. I had a 9:52 pace and I know some areas I need to work on, so it was a good finish to the week,

Waiting for Tuesday morning so I can go pound some pavement. Comment as you see fit :)

getting back into it

Wasn't able to run on Tuesday as I went for drinks with Lady A after work. It was fun hanging with her and we chatted loads, but I knew that trying to run after a couple of coronas was a bad idea

Planned to go for it on Wednesday, but the heavens opened about 7.30pm, and it was torrential!! I was stuck inside looking out the window, and wishing . . . .

I don't like missing the plan, and need to be more focused on this. Similar to what Coach Alem said, 'train hard, run easy' and that is what I need to do for the marathon, I really want to do well this year.

Was reading on active.com and saw this headset / mp3 player being advertised. What do you think? Looks really cool and it solves the problem of wires dangling everywhere. However just with my luck, based on the advise of Mr CBD (my coach), I have tried running without music for the past two weeks and it is a very different experience, which I think I like. I am more aware of my environment, and I need to dig deep when I am tired, as opposed to depending on a song to pep me up. Let's see how long that lasts for :)

Also looks like I might be doing the Philadelphia Rock 'n' Roll half in September. Was speaking with the chef and she mentioned it, and I was thinking to myself, why not? It makes sense and I get to see another city, so get ready Philly, this runner is coming to town

Ran 3 miles this evening at about 9.03 pace; trying to do another tomorrow morning, fingers crossed