2015 has been my year of running for fun. Sure, it included three half marathons and three 5K races, but they were all completed with no goals and on a base of easy running. If I’ve learned anything this year, it’s that “easy” and “fun” aren’t exactly how I want to run. I want to work hard, push beyond my comfort zone, dream big and crush goals. Is it ironic or fitting that I waited until the last month of the year to start training for a race?

My first week of training for the Sedona Half Marathon and Gasparilla Half Marathon (both in February) is in the books. Here’s what my past week of training looked like.

• Monday: Ran 4 up tempo evening miles … Running while looking at Christmas lights is my favorite thing right now!

• Tuesday: AM: 1 hour at Pure Barre via ClassPass + 3 recovery miles; PM: 60-minute sports massage (I’ve been getting weekly massages this month to provide extra care to my calves, feet and hips.)
• Wednesday: 1 hour of spinning with my friend Stephanie. I tried a new studio called SoHo Cycling in Tampa via ClassPass. This studio plays music videos on big screens during class, which was great for keeping my mind off the pain.

• Thursday: Ran 8 easy miles after work
• Friday: 75 minutes of restorative yoga at Green Locus Yoga via ClassPass
• Saturday: 1 hour of strength and interval training at Bodyssey via ClassPass (my favorite strength training studio anywhere!!!). This was hands down one of the hardest workouts I have ever done. We had to do four sets of 15 reps of about 10 different exercises with a different running interval/sprint between each that increased in distance and then went back down. I was down for the count after this workout. I would estimate I did about 1 to 1.5 miles of running during class.

• Sunday: Ran 7.12 slow recovery miles. My mom ran the Holiday Halfathon half marathon on Sunday (her eighth half marathon!). I spectated for the first half and then jumped in and ran the second half of her race with her.

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How did your training go last week?