Half Marathon Training: Week 11

So, I kinda slacked this week. It wasn't intentional, I just was feeling burnt out and decided that I needed a break. After my 5 miles on Wednesday, I started to have shin splint-like pain in the insides of my calves so I decided to skip the 3 miles the day after. I woke up on Sunday with the intention to do my 12 miler, but I took the dogs outside and felt how chilly it was and went, "nope, not today."

I guess maybe I feel a little burnt out on training at this point and honestly, the thought of going out in the chilly morning to run for over two hours all by myself didn't really sound that enjoyable. I figure that I've already proven to myself that I can do 11 miles though, so I know I can do the 13.1.

It was so chilly the morning that I did the 5 miles. I really don't know how long my "I want to try to run outside during winter" thing is going to last. It won't be so bad if I can run in the middle of the day when it's warmest I guess, but the odds of that happening are probably slim to none.

Want to know what I did on Sunday when I was being a bad runner and skipping my run? I made soy candles! Those of you who know me in person probably know about my candle hoarding tendencies and truthfully it can be a very expensive hobby. I found some really cute candles on Etsy, then started doing some research on how to make them myself. Long story short, I ordered some supplies and have made two batches so far and I love it! I love making things and I really enjoy spending my time crafting.

As I'm writing this, there's only 4 days left until the half! O_O