I did my last 10 mile run for my second half marathon yesterday… now I have two weeks of tapering, and another 13.1 to look forward to! I did 10.68 miles of scenic running, and felt great afterwards.
After my half marathon on November 10th, I’m wondering what comes next! I plan to reduce my distance running over the winter because it’ll be less enjoyable to be outside in the limited daylight hours and colder temperatures.
Hoping to find good ways to keep running part of my life, work on my running and life balance, and get faster for the spring!
As part of my running life balance, I’m going to be blogging less frequently. I have closets that need to be cleaned out so there’s space for our winter mittens, a garage that is too filled with strollers rather than cars, and meal plans to be made if we’re going to keep eating healthy without wasting food and relying on meat-filled meals because those are the recipes I’m most familiar with.
I’ll still be here. Just with a little more balance 🙂
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I’m glad you’re going to take some time for yourself! Even if that means I’m going to be missing your daily updates! Good luck on your half!
It really is all about balance! I’m struggling with that this week, but I know it will even out in a few days.
What did your training plan look like in between both half marathons? I’m planning on doing a Polar Dash on Jan 1st (brr!), so right now I’m not really sure how to progress with my long runs. I kind of dialed it back to 8 miles this weekend, and figured I should add a little each week until I get back up there. But I’m not sure if that’s necessarily “right”, you know?
Life balance is what it’s all about but I will miss your daily posts. Enjoy your taper time relaxing and best of luck with your half!
Thanks Anita!
I can certainly appreciate the need to balance things in life. I’ll miss your posts but glad you’re blogging less so you can spend more time with your family- that’s a good reason to slow down!
Good luck on your half!
Thanks Stephanie!
Ditto to what Stephanie said! So looking forward to hearing how your half goes, but I imagine you will be really happy when it is over so you can get back to some kind of normal and find that balance.
I cut right back on my running since my half so I could go back to my group exercise classes , but I can run there and back a couple of times a week, which is 2.5km each way, so I am still getting a bit of a run in. I am sure you will find ways of still keeping up some running so that you don’t lose fitness over winter – you are very fortunate to have a treadmill!
Yes, a treadmill will help when it’s too dark and icy to run outside, that’s for sure! I’m excited to move past the half and just keep running but with a little less of a goal besides to make my life better for a while 🙂