Pinterest Fitness Inspiration

I hope you are all having a lovely Tuesday!

I have been spending quite a bit of time on Pinterest lately (perhaps too much?), and definitely too much time catching up on the third season of Downton Abbey (how DARE they kill my favorite character!!). Since I can't stream my favorite D.A. episodes on my blog, I figured a little Pinspiration might suffice to explain my happenings as of late (or, I suppose, what I would LIKE my happenings to be of late, since I have been sick in bed for the last few days).

Side Note for my Mom:  I don't endorse dressing like a hoochie mama while working out...I like these pictures because they display strong women who have worked really hard to achieve their fitness goals!

And here, my friend, is a glimpse at last night's Costco grocery run:

($3 giant bags of romaine!!! Costco is my happy place.)

Where do YOU shop for groceries???

 

Half Marathon Training Plan!

After MONTHS of debating, and running, and reading blogs, and pretending to be a runner, I finally signed up for my first half marathon!

The Los Angeles Rock N Roll Half Marathon

I am running it with my good friend Danica, and I simply can't wait! 

(Danica with her BF at my rehearsal dinner!)

Because it's on October 28th, it's Halloween themed! 

People dress all crazy like...

 

I started "training" about a month and a half ago, but I pulled my Achilles tendon (or strained it...not sure which!) and it has taken a while for it to heal. Luckily, after a month or so of icing, stretching, and strengthening, I am happy to say that I can run again! I spent 20 minutes running last night (albeit very slowly!) without ANY pain!

 Now, I know I can't just jump into full-on training again, but I am definitely going to start to build my mileage. 

The training plan I designed for myself allows six weeks for my body to get back to the "running shape" it was in before...aka five mile runs about twice a week, with shorter distances in between. I am not a professional coach or trainer,so I built this training plan off of Hal Higdon's book Marathon (a great read if you are interested in becoming a runner!). I definitely modified his plan, as I added higher mileage toward the end, and also incorporated more strength training and cross-training.

Also, note that I am not running this for SPEED. I want to keep my body healthy without injuries, so while I originally planned on running it in 2:00, I am now shooting for a 2:30 half marathon time. 

Here is my 14 week 1/2 Marathon Training Plan!

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Total

Week 1

X Train

Rest

X Train

Yoga

2.5 Miles

2 Miles

3 Miles

7.5

7/22-7/28

Pilates

Pilates

X Train

Week 2

2 Miles

Rest

3 Miles

Pilates

3 Miles

Rest

4 Miles

12

7/29-8/4

Pilates

X Train

Pilates

X Train

Week 3

3 Miles

Rest

4 Miles

Pilates

5  Miles

Rest

4 Miles

16

8/5-8/11

Pilates

X Train

Yoga

X Train

Week 4

4 Miles

Rest

4 Miles

Pilates

5 Miles

Rest

4 Miles

17

8/12-8/18

Yoga

Pilates

X Train

X Train

Week 5

4 Miles

Yoga

4 Miles

Pilates

5 Miles

Rest

4 Miles

17

8/19-8/25

Yoga

Pilates

X Train

X Train

Week 6

5 Miles

Rest

4 Miles

Pilates

5 Miles

Rest

4 Miles

18

8/26-9/1

Yoga

Pilates

X Train

X Train

Week 7

6 Miles

Rest

4 Miles

Pilates

4 Miles

Rest

6 Miles

20

9/2-9/8

Yoga

Pilates

X Train

Pilates

Week 8

4 Miles

Rest

4 Miles

Pilates

6  Miles

Rest

3 Miles

17

9/9-9/15

Yoga

X Train

X Train

Pilates

Pilates

Week 9

8 Miles

Rest

3 Miles

Pilates

6 Miles

Rest

3 Miles

20

9/16-9/22

Yoga

X Train

X Train

X Train

Week 10

10 Miles

Yoga

4 Miles

Pilates

5 Miles

Rest

3 Miles

22

9/23-9/29

Yoga

Pilates

X Train

X Train

Week 11

11 Miles

Yoga

4 Miles

Pilates

5 Miles

Rest

3 Miles

23

9/30-10/6

Yoga

Pilates

X Train

X Train

Week 12

12 Miles

Yoga

X Train

Pilates

4 Miles

Rest

3 Miles

23

10/7-10/13

Yoga

Pilates

4 Miles

X Train

Week 13

13 Miles

Yoga

2 Miles

X Train 2 hrs

5 Miles

Rest

8 Miles

28

10/14-10/20

Yoga

X Train

Pilates

Yoga

Week 14

Pilates

Rest

5 Miles

Hot Yoga

2 Miles

Rest

1/2 Marathon

20

10/21-10/27

X Train