Pancake Saturday

Saturdays are now pancake days.  I'm going to start moving into my half marathon training schedule routine, which means tomorrow morning I have a long run ahead of me.  And long runs also me I get to eat extra carbs on Saturday without guilt.  Lots of runners use pasta as a fuel.  I've used pancakes in the past and they seem to work pretty great for me.

So it was pancake night.  And I've down a Nalgene bottle full of water so I'm hydrated too!  I wasn't sure how long I was going to run tomorrow.  On the way home, 5 miles sounded like a good number and a good challenge.  I haven't hit 5 or 6 miles in a while and I better start making that a consistent weekly run.

If I were super tech savvy I would somehow screenshot my planned training schedule but I've decided old school is best.  I have printed calender sheets thru December and have penciled in 2 different training plans.  If I'm having a good week, I'll aim for the more challenging schedule.  If I'm having a busy/crummy week, I can hit the lighter schedule.

Weekly schedule looks like this...

Sunday - long run day, increasing from 5 miles to 14 miles

Monday - REST day!!  Or very light exercise day - walks with Brink or 10 minute jog

Tuesday - 2 mile run or cross-training like swimming or biking

Wednesday  - 30-45 minute run or 3-6 miles depending on how I'm feeling

Thursday - Cross-training

Friday - 30-45 minute run or 3-4 miles

Saturday - REST day!!!

On paper it looks doable and not so daunting as the Team in Training schedule I used for my first half marathon.  It was mostly based on time.  So the longest time on the schedule was 2 hours and 40 minutes.  And while 14 miles will likely take me that long, 14 miles seems more doable in my head than 2 hours and 40 minutes of running.

Anywho... so that's rolling around in my head.  As are a zillion thoughts about photography and how to get better and get paid.  I'll likely have a rambling post about that sometime this weekend.

For now, I leave you with this...

Source: apartmenttherapy.com via Zuni on Pinterest

I saw this on Pinterest while I was browsing random things.  I instantly thought of Moxon and all of his guys.  This will be his room at some point.  All of his guys, lined up perfectly.  He's been lining things up since he was old enough to grab things.  Anywho, this photo gave me an awesome idea for a photo shoot with Moxon.  We shall see if I can make it happen!