After I awoke this morning, I went on my first post-half marathon run. My legs have felt 100 percent normal since Tuesday and I was anxious to get outside and shake them out on a run with Sadie.
We covered five miles and I felt great. The weather was nice and cool and my legs weren’t stiff at all. I’ll take it!
Sadie seemed to have a ball and finished our run completely unfazed and ready for more playtime. She settled on hunting some shadows while I walked for a little bit to cool down.
Once I arrived home, I made breakfast, wrote my morning blog post and worked through the morning until lunchtime.
Lunch
In honor of National Peanut Butter Day, I made sure to include the creamy nut butter in my mid-day meal.
I made myself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on toasted Ezekiel bread and served it with an apple, Wheat Thins and Sabra roasted pine nut hummus.
Not too shabby!
Question of the Afternoon
Now that my half marathon is over, I feel like I need a new fitness goal in my life. I have a few ideas in the back of my mind, but I would love to hear about your current fitness goals, so I ask you…
- Are you currently working on a fitness goal? Any big races or fitness competitions in your future?
Of Possible Interest
- Drop-And-Do-Anywhere Toning Circuit Workout (FitSugar.com)
- How To Pick the Right Yoga Class (Fitbie.MSN.com)
- 60 Must Read Health & Fitness Blogs (Greatist.com)
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I have my first marathon coming up in a week and a half! I’m so excited to be done training for it, yet at the same time, I’m going to be at a loss of what to do because I’ve been training for this for so long. I’ve forgotten what it’s like to just run for the sake of running.
I’m hoping to complete a 5k before the end of the year.
I’ll be doing a 5k this Sunday, and I’m hoping to PR for that! I’m also doing a duathlon this summer, and hopefully the Bix 7 in Davenport, Iowa in July as well.
Right now I am trying to lose weight! I started a new diet (Keto) and plan to begin running next week. Any tips on how to running for a 21 year old who hasn’t ran since gym class in high school would be much appreciated!
That’s great that you haven’t been having any soreness or injuries since your half! Happy PB Day!
Tough Mudder!! I have a feeling you’d love the challenge. Distance and obstacles which test your total fitness abilities, not just your ability to run. I’m planning on doing one in May and am currently getting a team together. Before that, I have a 5k I’m shooting for a PR in. I also just signed up for a Spartan race in August. There was a Living Social deal I couldn’t pass up!
tough mudders look like SO MUCH FUN!
I just did the tough mudder in december in sarasota, fl and it was awesome!! a lot of fun, I want to sign up for another.
Congrats again on your 1/2!
My goal is to simply get stronger & fitter–esp in HIIT work. I teach so much, that I have to challenge myself when I teach or else there’s no other time (or energy) to train! I’d rather teach than do my own workouts anyways, so this is perfect! I am kinda really over long-distance races anyways. That half IronMan last August was def a reason to this. Hah 🙂
I have been A long time runner and powerlifter but always been afraid of water,
not A new years resolution type but this year my resolution and fitness goal is to learn to swim, and finally over come my fear of water, so far so good:)
That’s great that you feel good after your half marathon! I’m hopefully to run in the Shamrock Shuffle in April. I’ve never “run”, so I began training this week with the couch 2 10k program…we shall see!
that’s an awesome goal and i’ve heard wonderful things about that training program. good luck to you, judy!
I am doing a fitness challenge as well as a nutrition challenge right now. I am running my first half marathon April 27th. Today is #18 of 30 in my Whole30 challenge at my Crossfit gym. So much going on right now, as I thrown in 3-4 days of Crossfit amongst the runs, but hopefully bettering my overall health:) Now, if I could just get rid of this cold that is keeping me from my training!!
I was half way through training for my first half when I injured my hip, so right now I’m focusing on letting that heal thoroughly and then I’ll start re-training for a half in May!
Yon’t have the itch to do a full? FINALLY signed up for a half this year – hoping to do a full but I feel like I still would like to do a full – I have my doubts I can do it though!
I’m starting Les Mills Pump on the 3rd. My goal is to get through the 90-day+ program without missing any workouts and also to tone up, lose inches, and fit back into my clothes! It’ll be like having a whole new wardrobe without spending a dime!
I’m training for a half marathon in May right now! I’ve never been a runner before but I want to prove to myself that I can do it 🙂 I can’t wait!
I’m running the Disney Princess Half next month! The only reason I’m really doing it is to wear a tutu while running :] And I’m lucky enough to be running the Lululemon half marathon in Vancouver in August, I’m very excited for that one!
Trying to build up strength again and get in shape enough to do a half this fall. So far my PDR is a 10K so I would love to see a finisher medal one of these days.
Just curious… how many freelance gigs do you have going on in a given week/month? I’m sure it varies quite a bit and some weeks are busier than others, but what’s the norm?
I’m doing BBB and want to run a half marathon or two things spring, but haven’t decided on one yet. Right now I’m running medium distances but really trying to push my speed so I can PR! Tempo runs FTW!
I’m going to start training for my second 5K. I’d like to improve my time. I’ve been having knee issues, so I’m back to square one.
I have two goals at the front of my mind. The first is to finish Jamie Eason’s LiveFit trainer. I finish phase 1 this week, so that’s exciting. The second is to train for and run (the entire thing) the Color Me Rad 5K in Omaha in May. My sis has the same goal and started training this week. Four months? I can do it!
I recently joined a CrossFit gym and I absolutely love it so far! The atmosphere at the gym is awesome and all of the members are so supportive and encouraging- it definitely feels like a community! Plus the workouts are TOUGH (in a good way)! I’m also doing a Tough Mudder in July and currently thinking about adding a half marathon (I’ve done 4 and LOVE them!) sometime this spring! A full marathon is on my list of goals for next fall 🙂
New Goal- to be able to do all these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO_jfEk-adw
Check it out- she is awesome!
I have a few that are on my ‘must do’ list! 1. Half Marathon. I am considering the Music City, but I did it 2 years ago and may try something new. 2. Viking Assault, it’s like Tough Mudder but it’s a local race here in southern Indiana. Last year, my husband and I did it for our anniversary! 3. Hike to Lake Solitude in Grand Teton National Park. Last July when I climbed the Grand Teton, I kept seeing this absolutely beautiful lake in the distance. I asked my guides what it was & they told me all about Lake Solitude, a 17 ish mile hike to a beautiful view of the mountain I was standing on top of at the moment! I CAN HARDLY WAIT!!!
I’m training for my first full marathon-the LA Marathon! I’m excited but also scared because my runs have been rough lately.
I just signed up for yoga teacher training! I am nervous and it’s a huge time commitment, but I’ve wanted to do it forever!
My sister and I just signed up for a stair climb. You do the stairs at the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, its 108 floors and although I can do 108 floors on the step mill at the gym I don’t know about the real thing. EEEEEKKKS! Anyone ever done a stair climb before???
I love that Sadie chases shadows and sunlight! I have a Goldendoodle and she does the same thing. Here I thought I was the only one with a crazy dog!
Congrats on your half marathon! I am signed up for two half marathons this year and I’ve never done one before. I’ll be posting all about it on my blog, eatfruitandrun.com, so check it out!
I am also trying to figure out a goal to work towards but don’t have anything in mind at the moment which is making working out challenging for me. Having something to work towards is how I get motiviation
I’m presently training for a 5-mile race in March. I completed my very first 5-mile run last night in roughly 90 minutes. I’d like to complete the race in under an hour. Now that I know I can run 5 miles, it’s time to work on increasing my speed 🙂
Julie, can you maybe give an idea of how to train to be able to run 5 miles without stopping? I’d love to be able to just get to that point. I’m not a runner and can maybe do about 2 miles right now, but I would love to be able to do 5. Any suggestions on how to get there? Thanks!
I’m signed up for the half marathon portion of the Cleveland Marathon on May 19th! That’s the goal for which I’m training right now. Depending on how that goes, I’ll either tackle another half marathon or a full marathon in the fall!
This is only a small part of my fitness, but one of my goals is to be able to do a few pull-ups by spring. I’ve wanted to be able to do a pull up for a long time and decided it’s time to make it happen! I also want to get back to running, but with a 5 month old, 6 degree F weather and no treadmill that one might have to wait a bit longer.
I have my second half coming up in March and am getting over bronchitis. I was doing SO well with my training and now I feel like I have to start over after being MIA from the running world for a week or so. I’m anxious to start back up but feel like I shouldn’t jump back in and make myself sick again, Has this ever happened to you? If so, how did you handle the set back?
I’m training for a half marathon in March and a Full in May!
I will be running Bonner Nachtlauf (Bonn night run), a 10k run for the citizens on Bonn with my girlfriends. We also did it last year and did not care about the time at all. It was our first race and it took us 1:07. This year’s goal: go under 1h! I love the race, at it”s only 13 euros.
Another plan that is not certain yet: Hiking marathon, 35km in Serbia! Again, with my Serbian girlfriends! This one I did 5-6 times since highschool. Love it!
I am stepping out of my running comfort zone and training for a Sprint Tri in June. This was my first week of multisports training…and I’m really liking it! Not a fan of the bike…downhills scare me, but I figure I am giving myself plenty of time to tackle those fears!
I want to do something different to change up my workouts this year. As I was gazing into the BodyPump workout class today, I think I may give it another try. I wasn’t a fan last time I tried it out, but I don’t think I gave it a chance. I think this group fitness class will really shock and sculpt my body if I go consistently!
One of my goals is to try new things like try a new class or go on a machine at the gym that I wouldn’t normally go on! If you have tried body combat its sooo much fun! 🙂
Sometimes I am pretty convinced that there is just nothing better than a good old peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Its an oldie, but a goodie!!
Thanks for sharing the link to the 60 Must Read Health and Fitness blogs…awesome list! 🙂
I’m currently running the Mercedes Benz half marathon on Feb 17! Less than 4 weeks and I’m so excited! My goal is to run it in 1:55 hopefully! And my other goal is to get to bed early and wake up earlier to workout instead of working out at night. Did it twice this week, it was hard, but worth it.
I am training for my first half marathon – the rock & roll half in Dallas in March – and I’m taking the “30 in 40” challenge at Pure Barre – 30 classes in 40 days! 9 classes and 10 days down!
I have completed two half marathons, so I would like to complete a full marathon before years end.
I just started p90x for the first time and so far I’m loving it! I’ve done a couple half marathons and 15ks and wanted to branch out from running. I love the variety of it and the fact that I can do it at home.
Love your blogs…I’m currently addicted to circuit
Workouts and LOVE several if yours! I’m currently training for my second half, after that its Tri season (outdoor). You should consider a Tri- Danskin series is amazing.
I love running, but I’ve had Achilles problems for the past year. My current goal is to rehab (as best as I can), my ankles, and to work more on general fitness, rather than moaning about the fact that I can’t run much right now.
This isn’t a ‘goal’ so much as a race I can’t wait for – is there a Color Run near you? Because its AWESOME. But that’s not until July…. boo.
Otherwise, I’m just trying to up mileage! Never ran more than a 5K… and I tend to attack things too quick so I’m forcing myself to take the distance slow, and work on picking up my speed on short distances 🙂
Since Winter in UT is pretty cold and gross outside I always dub winter as my strength training months. I try really hard to do weights, a video and more strength training throughout my week. Great job on the run!
I am training for my 3rd Half Marathon in April (but it has been 2 years since my last one). So my goal for that one is to beat my PR. And then a super sweet friend at work talked me into doing a much smaller Half Marathon in March… so my only goal for that one is to NOT BE LAST! I will be stoked as long as at least 1 person is behind me! haha!
First off, I have to say that I am super jealous of your ability to run in shorts in January! Our weather has been nice for the past couple of days but not that nice. I’m training for the Chicago half in June right now. A longer term goal, maybe for late 2013 or 2014 is to finally run a tough mudder. I feel like I need to be in much better shape to tackle that one. I’ve also been trying to diversify my workouts and have found that I love kettlebells and the stationary bikes for cross training.