Am I BRAVE Enough?

Seattle half is 14 weeks away. My training officially begins on September 7. I have been considering taking on the Advanced plan instead of the Intermediate plan. The main difference I can see in the Advanced plan is:

• added hill work
• longer tempo runs
• not only 400m sprints but 800m sprints
• and instead of a distance long run it is a long run for a set amount of time.
  

Wow. Now that I put that down it seems pretty ADVANCED. But I think I can do it. I am going to continue my Intermediate training for the next two weeks until the official training start date and then I will decide if I am brave enough to to follow the Advanced plan .

I have been practicing my tempo runs on the treadmill lately so that I can get a feel for them. Today I went an easy 3.5 miles. Mile one-9:14, mile 2- 8:36, mile 3-8:14, last half mile 9:45 pace. I would like to get the fastest time down to at least in the seven minute range.

Today I am grateful for:
-my friends who love my little buddy.
-a nice dinner with my friends.
-all the time I have available for training, even though I would really LOVE to find a job.
-a hair appointment to fix the AWFUL haircut I got last week.
-plans way in advanced to CA and OK over the holidays!

Run Happy Y'all!