I’ve noticed a lot of bloggers and friends right along with me today talking about goals, inspiration and motivation.
That makes me happy!
I find inspiration and motivation from you all CONSTANTLY — so keep it up 🙂
Thanks to all the chatter about goals and such, I set a mini-goal for myself today as well
Mini-goal – DRINK MORE WATER.
I know I need to drink more water. I’m a runner, and I live at altitude. HELLO ASHLEY. But for whatever reason, I am pretty awful and getting enough in each day.
Today, I am keeping a glass at my desk at work at all times and will consistently make an effort to sip from it. Even if it’s a little at a time, it’s something.
And now, onto more NORMAL Monday activity: my workout plan for the week 🙂
Workout Plan for the Week – September 23, 2013
- Monday – YOGA and 30 minutes stationary bike
- Tuesday – 4-5 mile Speed Run
- Wednesday – 4-5 mile recovery run
- Thursday – Strength
- Friday – REST/2 miles easy treadmill/YOGA
- Saturday – LONG run 12 miles
- Sunday – Recovery Run/Bike
For this week, I am switching up my running days a bit and doing two back-to-back, then giving myself a little break from running again before my long run. I am really trying to test out how my legs respond best before the half. Last week, I ran Thursday, then took Friday completely off and had a great run Saturday.
This week, I want to exhaust my legs Tuesday and Wednesday, then let them shake out with a short run Friday to prep them for a long run Saturday. We’ll see how they respond in comparison to last week.
Training is all about trial and error, right? 🙂
Question of the Day: What would your mini goal for the day be today?
Chocolate Covered Race Medals 
My mini goal for today is to get to bed before 10 tonight. I’m still recovering from the weekend and I’m running tonight (2.75 miles). I know if I don’t try to put myself to bed at a decent hour the rest of the week will drag, which ultimately effects my workouts. Sleep is top priority.
VERY smart! Sleep is something I have gotten pretty good about lately. I think the shorter days are really helping me.
After the bachelorette party I slept 8 hours and took a 3 hour nap in the afternoon (Sunday). Last night I fell asleep around 10:30 and slept through the night until 6 am. I still feel off since I’m playing catch up. My run is going to be rough later, I also rolled my ankle last, so I will be going at a much slower pace tonight than I want to.
Love your blog, Ashley. keep it up!
Awwe thank you so much! I really appreciate the support 🙂
I’m right there with you on drinking more water! I had (sort of) epiphany last week: I was getting ready for bed and suddenly felt SO thirsty. I grabbed my water bottle and chugged the entire thing. It was so weird. I started thinking back over the past few weeks and realized I hadn’t been drinking much water at all. I’ve been making a HUGE effort to change that and I already feel better!
Awesome goals- keep it up!
Glad to know I’ve got someone fighting the battle with me 🙂
I’m usually good about drinking a lot of water, but when I start to forget, I keep a tally on my white-off board at work and put a mark every time I finish a glass. It helps!!
Good luck on your 12 miles! You’ll rock it, I just know. #twinthing
LOL — love the hashtag! We should twitter this twinness. . .
Haha but I don’t have twitter…I found the one non-twin thing! Little bit sad now…
we should change that 🙂
It’s the end of the day so my mini goal for tomorrow is to make sure to eat a snack sometime before I get off work, since it’s a later than usual work day. Girl’s gotta eat!
Absolutely! It’s so important!