HerbNRun

Prior to signing up for the Sports Backers Marathon Training team on Friday, June 23, I started to get back in my swing of workouts. Whether I was going to actual do the marathon or not I still have to prep for my half marathon in September. Labor day weekend, weather permitting, I will have be tackling my first beach run at Virginia Beach Rock and Roll half Marathon . Here is the recap of my training for Monday June 19th- Sunday June 25th: Monday: It felt like I was starting all over. Then again I truly was starting over. I hadn't worked out since prior to June and my last run was a Corporate 5k the second week of June. I started off slowly, on my lunch break like usual. I pulled up my Nike Plus Training app and picked a workout that was aimed towards endurance. I like having the opportunity to pick what I'm working on.   The workout : Plank Jump   It started of with a warm up which consisted of 20 seconds of each of the following workouts:  Knee hugs  Ti

I think I’m ready I mean.. you know to run a marathon.  I’ve been here before, at the end of last year with all the solo running I was doing. The completion of not 1 but 2 half marathons, solo, had me thinking it was time to conquer the beast… 26.2. Well life happened, a bone spur later I sat most of January and my dreams of completing my first marathon in March of this year was out the window.  In March  I felt the want again, it was pulling on me like the ocean does when I goes back out to sea. Like when you place your ear to sea shell and you can hear the waves , id plant my feet on the pavement and I’d hear it call out to me.. that tricky 26.2.  I created my own challenge, it was to show me that I can do anything. I ran a 10k on April 1 followed by a half marathon on April 2 and I was able to convince part of me.. I could do this! The other part of me  logically broke down the fact that 19.31 was still a 10k short of 26.2 and the food , rest and ice bath between the two wer