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Good Evening! I hope that your night has been good! Mine has. After my doctor’s appointment, I came home, walked Oscar and headed out for a run. The weather for into the mid-50′s today and it was fantastic!!!! I had a great running partner that made the run extra fun!!!!!

Yikes we are a little sweaty, I think my hair is sticking to Adam’s head! HA! Adam and I ran 6.7 glorious miles in the nice “warm” weather. We decided it was our first official half marathon training run. We did the run in 1:03:20. Not bad! :)

Splits:

  • Mile 1 – 9:33
  • Mile 2- 9:29
  • Mile 3- 9:23
  • Mile 4-9:23
  • Mile 5- 9:35 (we encountered some heavy foot traffic at this point- it was a bit annoying)
  • Mile 6- 9:20
  • Last .7 miles- 6:35

After the run we stretched, showered and I decided what to make for dinner. All I really wanted was a peanut butter and banana sandwich. No my typical dinner, more like my typical breakfast, but I really wanted it. I toasted two pieced of whole wheat bread and topped then with peanut butter, dark chocolate peanut butter and 1/2 of a banana. One the side I had some strawberries and some tortilla chips and salsa. Weird combo, but just was I wanted. I am so glad I finished off this salsa. I have been having a hard time staying away from that and the chips since they came into this house!

The rest of my evening was spent doing homework and working on some blog stuff. I have been working on creating a page attached to the blog with all the “Ask Me Anything” questions, so people can find them there when they are looking for answers to specific questions. I am also separating them by category so that makes it easier. It is pretty time-consuming, but I think it will be worth it.

Well, I am going to get everything ready for my day tomorrow and do a load of laundry before heading to bed. See you all in the morning! Have a great night!!!

12 Responses to “First Half Marathon Training Run…Success!”

  1. meg c. says:

    sounds like an awesome run! which half are you training for? i’m doing the run to remember in boston on memorial day weekend – my first half! i’m excited.

  2. Ibelis says:

    You, Adam, Melissa, and Dan are the ones doing the marathon right? I need to make a sign and dont want to leave anyone out!!!

  3. I’m doing a similar-length run in just a few hours! (training for a 10-mile race, though, not a half marathon) Now I’m thinking a peanut butter and banana sandwich sounds like the perfect post-run meal!

  4. Sounds like a great run! Don’t you just love the warmer weather? Glad you had you running partner there for you too :)

  5. meyergirl says:

    Congrats on your first training run!!

  6. Rose says:

    Great job on the run outside! :)

  7. betsy says:

    Great run Ali! I did that race last year, you’ll love it!

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