Insanity all the Way!!!

Shaun T says that in his Insanity workout.  It becomes kind of a mantra and helps motivate me for the next workout. 

When my Beachbody coach signed me up for a couch to 5K program in February, I never guessed that by April I would sign up - of my own volition - for a half marathon. But I did!! I really have gone insane, I'm sure of it. 

My half is in October and I've been semi-training for it since I signed up. By that, I mean I've continued running and doing Insanity -- and I ran in a second 5K. I was concerned, though, that I'd have to give up doing Insanity when I started seriously training for the half. I mean, running over 13 miles is a big deal, and I need to really focus on running, right?

Well, I did some research and discovered that I don't need to run 6 days a week to train for a half- doing that can even work against me. Cross training is important for building core strength so I don't get injured while running. Believe me, I don't want to get injured. It hurts, first of all, but it will set me back so far on my fitness journey, secondly. So yes, please, sign me up for cross-training. 

One of the coaches in the group found this for me and I'm SO EXCITED!!! And scared to death. But excited! 

See that? It's specifically designed to use Insanity as the cross training portion of a half marathon training plan. I was able to customize it for my dates and everything. I start in two weeks. 

TWO WEEKS-holy moly that's really soon! And did you SEE that plan?! It's so intense. 6 days a week, serious business. I mean, Insanity is six days a week, but just one workout a day, and I'm kinda used to it...this "kicks it up a notch" as Emeril would say. 

I started hyperventilating when I studied this plan last week. Some days are running and a workout, every day is important-I need to focus, stay on track, follow this plan so I can succeed in my goal of running 13.1 miles without stopping. It's daunting, I admit.

But I realized something. Last week I ran 6.5 miles. That's half of a half. I'm halfway there already!!! And I've done all of these insanity workouts-many of them many times. I can do this. You know what?! I CAN DO THIS!!!!

I have huge support from family and friends and a couple of Facebook accountability groups. I have people cheering me on from across the country-literally!!! I am very fortunate to have all of that support. I don't want to let anybody down...least of all myself. I'm running a half marathon in October. 

I'm getting ready, y'all!!! Insanity all the WAY!!!!