The Training Begins

Well tomorrow is Week 1, Day 1 of my 15 week Half Marathon training plan.  Here's the snapshot:

Tomorrow is a scheduled rest day, but I think on those rest days I will be focusing on Yoga, Pilates and of course stretching.  I also am starting out my first weekday of summer vacation with a glorious and oh so fun root canal!  I won't even be able to sleep in.  Up at normal time and in town for the root canal fun before running a gazillion errrands and then home.  I am hoping to be home by lunch time, get in my 30 mins of Yoga and then do some outside work. I am looking forward to running with Copper on Tuesday.  I've missed running with my four legged running buddy.  I have to get him in shape for his 2nd 5k race in August.

Now that I will be home a lot more than usual, I am setting a goal of posting on the blog at least 5 days a week.  I really want to keep track of my training and some of my summer accomplishments.  I am also going to strive to do better at taking pictures throughout my day as well.  So tomorrow I am planning on working on my little herb garden and will hopefully have some pictures to share.  Ok....onto the next random thought poppin up in my head....

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I have been really struggling at fueling properly before and have races.  I have heard quite a few good things about Hammer Nutrition and have begun to look into their products.  Has anyone tried any Hammer Nurtrition products?  Any recommendations?  I can't decide on what to try first.  One of my friends suggested I call and see if they will ship some samples before I buy, so I think I might see if they are able to do that.  I want to focus on fuel before and during the run as well as some recovery products to help rebuild my muscles, especially after those longs runs.

Well this post took longer than expected due to technical difficulties, so I am calling it a night. 

QOTD:  What products do you use to fuel before or during a run and for recovery after a run?