Just Breathe

I'm half-way through my training for the week and I've discovered my biggest challenge is breathing. Running is such a mind game and this tends to be a problem for me when I run outside as well. Anyway, I've tried to maintain a positive frame of mind and focus on my breathing rather than distance. It seems so simple, breathe in...breathe out...find the rhythm, listen to your feet. Once I'm able to settle in for a run the breathing comes easier but getting to that point can take awhile and wastes my energy in the process. To overcome this problem I came home from the gym today and googled "breathing while running" and of course there are pages and pages of information. I seriously have to wonder what we ever did without google because I find myself using it daily! I even found YouTube clips about controlling your breathing while running. So, my plan for the rest of the week is to continue to focus on my breathing ratio and keep it at a 3:2 ratio (inhale for 3 steps, exhale for 2 steps). I have faith that if I identify these issues early in my training I can avoid frustration as my training becomes more intense!