Lunch Break

I threw in a nice 3-miler at lunch today that wasn't on my marathon training plan because I'm getting scared. I have my first half marathon, the North Face Endurance Challenge, coming up in two weeks. Preparation was going really well until about 3 weeks ago, when life problems hit and caused me to stop running. I got back into my routine last week, but it's been really hard coming back. The half marathon course has a good amount of elevation gain, hence my fear, fear that at best, the race will be incredibly painful, and at worst, I won't finish.

So, I woke up this morning planning to go to a yoga class at lunch, but the combination of the looming half marathon and the absolutely gorgeous weather caused me to change my mind. I know in the grand scheme of things, the short run today won't do much for my race preparation. But, it felt great getting out there, and at this point I'll take any confidence booster I can get.

About the run: I ran a loop starting at the parking lot at Inspiration Point in Tilden Park. This is one of my favorite loops! Thanks to the clear and sunny day, I got a nice view of Mt. Tam in the distance.