When I made my training plan for the Nike Women's Half coming up in April, I knew I needed to leave a lot of flexibility because my schedule right now is a little of control. Between work and class and paper grading, I need to be able to shuffle things around.


Running happy in Baltimore

So I planned distances for my long runs on the weekends that I knew I could commit to, and left my weekdays fairly flexible with the goal of hitting about three runs per week total.

I've been doing a good job sticking with my long runs. This Sunday I had a seven miler on the training plan, and I was so excited to get outside and run in the gorgeous spring weather we were having.

Of course, first warmish run of the season and I majorly overdressed. I wore Under Armour capris and a short sleeve top with my arm warmers.


This was the outfit I wore (same that I ran Baltimore in this fall)

About a mile in, I was already rolling down the arm warmers. Oops, probably could have done without them.

It felt great to be running outside with the sun shining and a light breeze blowing. It was truly the perfect day for a run.

My legs felt very, very heavy after all the sled pushing I did in CrossFit on Saturday, so my pace was definitely slow.



But I managed to run the whole time except for when I got stuck at traffic lights.

I averaged right around 10 minute miles, slower than before my injury, but ehh well, still not a bad time.

Weekday runs have been trickier for me to manage, but I'm doing the best I can fitting them in when possible.

I'm not planning on breaking any speed records at the Nike Women's Half. I will just be happy to have my distance back.