Here we go...

It's been 2 weeks since I signed up for my first half marathon! I'm coming to terms with it and I'm slowly getting less terrified! My mom has been acting as my personal trainer and created a running schedule for me to stick with. With 19 weeks to go, I think I'll be okay :) I thought I would share this anyone who might be in a similar position as me.

[Disclaimer - I started training when I was regularly running 3.4 miles probably 2-3x a week, sometimes 4 miles. And HR = heart rate.]

Week One:
Monday - spin class
Tuesday - 3 miles
Wednesday - cross train & weights
Thursday - 3.8 miles (140-150 HR)
Friday - 3 miles (150-160 HR)
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - 4.2 - 4.5 miles (140-150 HR)

Week Two:
Monday - 2.5 miles (6 x 30 sprints) 1 minute recovery. Warm up 10 minutes. 5 minute cool down.
Tuesday - cross train & weights
Wednesday - 4 mile run
Thursday - cross train & weights
Friday - 3 miles (150-160 HR)
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - 4.5 - 4.7 miles (140-150 HR)

We are in a heatwave in Los Angeles which means it's way too hot to run outside, even at 7:00am. I've been doing a lot of the runs on a treadmill...which has been weird because I used to hate it and never be able to get past 3 miles without dying of boredom. But watching TV on my iPad has helped that for sure.

On my cross train days I will either swim, go to the gym (elliptical or stair-master), go to spin or even do some sort of on-demand, TV workout if I'm feeling ultra-lazy.

Yay!