My Road to Disney Princess Half Marathon

What a week this has been.  When I was at the race on Saturday they had tables with vendors as they always do, the Camp Gladiator was there, I will say that I won a free membership for a session last year and went, but wasn't that impressed with the coach and her plan.  Well they were running a special so my mom and I decided to try this out again with a new instructor.  They are letting us start a bit early before the next session starts, which is great we get a little but more of the experience.  Monday was definitely different but the routines and the coach were awesome and couldn't wait to go back on Wednesday.  Well I did go back on Wednesday and the experience was just as good as Monday, so I will continue through the program and get just a little bit more fit.  Along with the Camp Gladiator I am doing my regular workout routines and running.  The lunch time crew still goes forward daily with the workouts, it is so great to have someone to workou...

I wasn't sure when I went to bed last night if I was going to run this morning,  I wasn't feeling very well my stomach was yelling at me last night.  After trying to relax I was able to fall asleep but tossed and turned most of the night.  Well that being said, I laced up the saucony's and hit the pavement to get this run in.  It was a bit rough from all the energy I put into yesterdays PB&J 5k but I knew I had to hit the pavement and keep going.  I went a head and used the Aaptiv app to do a tempo run and some sprints.  My legs did want to give in at some point but I kept moving forward, I was getting 6 plus miles in today no matter what......  We did run through Safety Harbor down to Gulf to Bay and then across to Del Oro Park and back to downtown Safety Harbor.  There were quite of few runners this morning, but not as many as on a Saturday.   My legs were pretty sore from my push yesterday, but I also worked 7 hours yesterday afternoon...

It is now time to catch up on my workout for today.....  Lunch hour arrived and down we headed to the gym, gym bags in hand, bcaa's(from ideal fit), water bottles, and towels.....  So I hurried up and changed into my gym clothes, hopped on that treadmill, and started the Aaptiv app and turned on the Pop 2K Push with Rochelle M. and off I was on 36 minutes of intervals, inclines, tempo runs and just pure fun.  I loved this class, it kept me focused on my running and  my form.  The playlist for this class was fantastic some classic dance music, that I could sing to in my head while I was concentrating on my run.  Rochelle M.  keeps you motivated the entire time and it helped in hitting my stride and want to keep going and not lower the speed on that treadmill.  My ultimate goal is to gain speed and stamina and this class will definitely help with that. In no time I will reach my first goal....  Focusing on my race next Sunday in Clearwater. ...

August 6, 20017 Happy Sunday Everyone, I decided to write about my running journey to the Disney Princess Half Marathon in February 27, 2017.  I share any tips I may have and everything that I have learned through my own experiences.  Today we began at the bottom of Clearwater Memorial Bridge, made our way down to the beach and over the Sand Key Bridge to the park entrance and back.  It was a rough run, but I ran both bridges on the way out but had to walk the Clearwater Bridge on the way back.  Little challenges with the heat, but I kept at and will keep at it.  I have attached my water so pictures so you can see about the progress the run.  I always travel with my water belt in hand and my wireless head phones as well....  The water belt always has gatorade and water, and I try to make sure I take frequent breaks to get both in especially while training...  Well enjoy your Sunday and lets see whats next.  Mom making her way do...