I've been on a training plan to walk the half marathon with Joy at the end of the month and yesterday my husband joined me on the 16K I had to do. I plotted out a route on my walking paths map and our oldest son drove us out to the starting point, from where we would walk home. It was a gorgeous spring morning, as you can see!
It took us 3 hours 45 minutes to walk 16.4 km. We had a packed lunch with us and stopped along the way to eat at a nice picnic spot and then at a cafe when we were almost done for a coffee (those two stops are not counted in the time). I was a bit worried about stopping, that it would be hard to get up and walk again (Ingrid and I never stop when we walk) but actually it was a nice little rest and didn't seem to make it harder to go on at all.
The trails were challenging - a lot of ups and downs, muddy, uneven paths, and cobblestones. The half marathon in Illinois will be flat and paved. I honestly feel like the variation in trails is a lot healthier for my body and leaves me feeling less sore than walking on the monotony of paved roads/sidewalks. The advantage to paved, however, is that you don't have to keep your eyes on your feet as much. There's a Swiss Flag to everything, I guess...
3 comments:
It sounds like you're right on top of your training. Only 5k short of your required length - won't be hard to do that on the day.
Aww, that sounds so nice to do with your husband!!!! :) And that half is pretty flat. Have you run it before?
So much fun! And nice that your husband went with you, more fun to do this together.
When I do a 10K walk with Bella I always make one stop to give her a cookie and some water, usually somewhere in nature. I don't stop my watch then. I have decided though that once she's back on her feet I will take time to make a coffee break on long walks, after all we are out there to have some fun.
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