<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The 5K Pledge]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://the5kpledge.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[I Believe]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://the5kpledge.wordpress.com/author/the5kpledge/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Half Marathon Training: March 12,&nbsp;2018]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Once the layers are peeled aback, one should always find the &#8220;why&#8221; at the core of their goal. Click <a href="https://the5kpledge.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/why-am-i-training-for-a-half-marathon/">here </a>if you want to read my core for training for a half marathon.</p>
<p>Now for the meat (all data was calculated using my <a href="https://the5kpledge.wordpress.com/2018/03/14/garmin-sapphire-fenix-3hr-review-expensive-and-unreliable/">Garmin watch</a>):</p>
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<h1>After Run Reflection:</h1>
<p>A tough run! March 12 was the first run I ever did by myself. There isn&#8217;t much to reflect on (part of me debates whether or not to remove the After Run Reflections entirely). Running seems to be a time to think when one is by themselves. For more of my life, I viewed running as a communal activity, with start and end lines. Training season is a body and mind conflict, and a conflict against the (crappy) Garmin.</p>
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