Half Marathon Training – Week 7 – Plantar Fasciitis Halts Running – So I Bought a Bike!

31 Weeks to Half Marathon My goal is to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. Sunday – Long Run – 10km Not Achieved! With Friday’s onset of plantar fasciitis, I took the weekend off to rest my foot. With plantar fasciitis being my first ever running injury,…

Half Marathon Training – Week 6 – Goals – 9km & Yoga Achieved – Week of Mishaps – Yup!

32 Weeks to Half Marathon My goal is to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. Sunday – Long Run – 9km Goal Achieved! Monday Lesson learned this run: with the slippery road conditions and my running slowed for caution – during my final kilometer – I was…

Half Marathon Training – Week 5 – Goal – Long Run – 8km, Finding My Pace – Achieved!

33 Weeks to Half Marathon My goal is to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. Sunday – Long Run – 8km Goal Achieved! My long run goal was to reach 8km! I did it, even with hills!! The rocky sidewalks were, at times, muddy and soaked my…

Half Marathon Training – Week 4 – Goal – Long Run – 7km, Holding at 6km & Speed Increase – Achieved!

34 Weeks to Half Marathon My goal is to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. Sunday – Long Run Day – 7km Goal Achieved! Monday – Heritage Day Run! Monday was a provincial holiday, allowing me the pleasure of a mid-morning run!! Tuesday – Beautiful Moon In…

Half Marathon Training – Week 3 – Goal – Each Run Holding at 6km Achieved – Goal of Speed Increase Not Achieved

35 Weeks to Half Marathon My goal is to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. Sunday – Holding 6km With a Fitbit Mishap! Sunday was a beautiful run with sunny blue skies and clear roads!! I ran 6km, but somehow I did something to stop my…

Half Marathon Training – Week 2 – Goal – 6km Goal Achieved

36 Weeks to Half Marathon My goal is to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. First a Flu This week started off with recovering from a weekend flu. I decided that Sunday would include running as well as my snowboarding lessons. But this Sunday I was…

Half Marathon Training – Week 1 – In Total, 30km Goal Achieved

37 Weeks to Half Marathon My goal is to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. My first successful benchmark run – 5km – was last Sunday – January, 26th: My First 5km Run – Acadia University Indoor Track This was the momentum I needed to start…