So I've definitely been a terrible blogger the past few months.... things have been a bit busy but I'm hoping to get back into the blogging groove here shortly! So what have I been up to?
Well first of all, this is a crazy time of year at work, and I'm transitioning to another new position & been out on vacation a bit - so that's been a bit hectic. Things have already slowed down some, but the next few months will still be a little harder than normal as I learn my new job.
Other than that, we've vacationed in NC & WI. More on that later this week, but we got to spend some quality time with family and had a lot of fun and the beach & lake.
The other thing that's been consuming a good amount of time has been running! Since I kicked off my 26th year training plan on my birthday, I've done pretty well with sticking to the plan! (It has definitely been a challenge at times with the longer work hours) and I've taken about 45 seconds/mile off of my typical pace. I was stuck at 10 min/mile for soooooo long - whether I was running 3 miles or 10 miles it was always the same pace. My goal for the summer was to work on speed to prep for a half marathon this winter, and so far it looks like the training plan is working!
Also, Sam & I are registered now for races in Dallas on Dec 9th and Austin on Feb 17th! My goal is to run the half marathon on Dec 9th in less than 2 hours. For now, my near term goal is to complete a 5k in 25 mins by Aug 19th (probably not an actual race, but just timing myself). Definitely aggressive since my current best time is 25:44, but it's always good to have a challenge! I used the calculator at www.mcmillanrunning.com to pick my goals times for 5k and 10k distances while I train. It's a pretty handy tool that can tell you the equivalent race paces for any distance based on one time (i.e. just because you can run one 8 minute mile doesn't mean you can run 13 that fast... so it compensates for that). It's been really hot here, so I'm confident that even if I don't exactly meet me 5k goal, I'll still be on track for the half marathon since it should be cooler in December!
As far as weight goes, I'm still right around 133, which I think is pretty good considering the vacations recently! More on that sometimes later this week too.
Also, I totally need to do an update on my goals from Apr/May/June and post my goals for Jul/Aug/Sep! Obviously I've already missed July, so 3Q might be a little light :)
Okay I guess that's it for now, but I'm going to try to get back to more blogging in real time this week, stay tuned!
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