A Quick Running Update

We've been without Internet most of the day (the horror!) and now it's bedtime. But I wanted to get a post in.

I've made a training plan for the 1/2 Marathon. Here are the results so far this week:

Monday
Goal: 4 x 10 minute running intervals w/ 2-minute walk breaks between
Result: Had a nervous breakdown over my unpreparedness instead. Never made it to the gym. Came home, got a pep talk from Alec and a nice e-mail pep message from M.K. Made a new playlist for iPod w/ upbeat music.

Tuesday
Goal: 2 mile run
Result: Success! Did a run/walk combo for 2 plus a little miles (went a block past the turn-around point b/c it's been so long since I'd run the route I forgot where it was). Time: 31:30. Peppy Playlist helped a lot!

Wednesday
Goal: Training plan says 30 minute walk, but decided to try to do Monday's intervals instead.
Result: Went to the gym (even though Alec didn't - extra points for self-motivation). Did 2 x 10 minute intervals w/ 2-minutes walking between them & after the 2nd one. Decided to go ahead and cool down so as not to kill myself & become unable to complete the week's training. Plus, my iPod died near the end of the 2nd interval. That's what happens if you leave it on, and maybe even playing, for 24 hours. Oops. Time for first mile: 15:45. Total time & distance after 2nd walk period: 1.5 miles, 23:33.

Goals for the rest of the week:
Thursday: 5 minute walk / 20 minute run / 5 minute walk (seems ambitious but I'll try)
Friday: rest day (absolutely do-able!)
Saturday: 5 mile run (I think I can do it, if I alternate running & walking. Must add more songs to Peppy Playlist; currently only runs 41 minutes. Need at least 1 hr. 15 minutes for 5 miles.)
Sunday: 40 minutes cross training (probably do-able, though 10 minutes on the elliptical about did me in the other day.)

Okay, so that wasn't so brief. I'm going to be now! I need my rest!