Half Marathon Training Week 5

**Something got messed up in this post and half of it was deleted. I've gone back and adjusted just so I have a record!

Monday, 3/24
Hot Yoga: 60 minutes

Tuesday, 3/25
Total Body Strength class: 60 minutes

Wednesday, 3/26
3 miles on treadmill: 22:10
Yoga: 60 minutes

Thursday 3/27
Cross training: 60 minutes (elliptical, bike and walking)

Friday, 3/28
3 mile run on treadmill: 34:47
Few minutes of strength

Saturday 3/29
Rest!

Sunday 3/30
Long run: 6 miles (73:10)

Woo hoo! I'm honestly surprised I got this done because Saturday was basically spent eating and drinking. I went to bed that night thinking I would do this run on Monday but am so happy I just went out and did it. I was in Brooklyn so I ran around the beautiful Prospect Park. I LOVED IT. They had a wide paved path for runners, walkers and bikers and there were so many people out. There was so much to look at! Once again running outside totally trumps the treadmill.

The trail was made up of a ton of tiny rolling hills (check out the chaotic elevation map below). I really really liked it!

For the most part, this run was not difficult. I had a few moments of wanting to stop (and I did walk up a couple of hills), but usually I could talk myself out of it. Whenever I wanted to stop I tried to identify the reason with a few questions:

Do your feet hurt?
Do your legs hurt?
Does anything else hurt?
Can you breathe?

If any of those things were wrong I would let myself stop, but if not there was no reason to. Running is such a mental game!