Today I get a scheduled day off. When you run 20 miles, you do not wake up easily.
I fell asleep last night around 8 pm. I thought I'd take a 3 hour nap and get up for SNL.
I woke up at 8am this morning. Stiff. Goonky Eyes. Hungry.
But I have not had breakfast yet. Why? Because I noticed the pot I use to boil water in is dirty, and I do not have the energy to wash it right now. I am just too stiff!
3 weeks from today I'll be in San Fran, pounding the pavement.
I'm psyched. I'm proud.
September 30
Trip to the Trails!
I woke up at 5am. Team In Training was going on a road trip. Driving to New Jersey to run along the Rariton Canal. I had to be at 77th street at 6:50am. I grabbed the people I Was driving and off we went.
The run was 95 percent great. I felt great the first 10 miles. I was near the front of the pack. The Head Coach, and a few advanced folks had passed me, so when we hit 10 miles and turned around, I passed a lot of people on my way back. I liked almost having the trail to myself in the beginning, everything was quiet except for the sound of my feet and the geese being a gaggle in the river. Eventually the trail was mine again when I passed the back of the pack. with about 4 miles to go, a few of the advanced folks passed me. I didn't feel like I slowed down, but these guys were passing with strength. Another girl passed me, not as fast, so I said "I'm going to try to keep up with your pace" she asked If i was an Advanced runner, I told her I was not I was part of the intermediate group. That is when she revealed the Advance runners were supposed to run faster than their marathon pace the last 6 miles. I told her I'd just admire her as she past me. So I wasn't slowing down!
The last couple of miles were the worst. The worst part of running on a trail that you are not familiar with is that you have no idea where you are. There are certain landmarks, but not enough. The last 1-2 miles sucked balls, I thought I kept seeing the bridge that we crossed in the beginning. Finally - I saw the bridge. Yippee!!!
I reached the starting point of the parking lot. When you run for 20 miles, it is pretty hilarious that immediatly after you stop, you can barely walk.
20 Miles
3 Hours 4 minutes 5 Seconds
Pace: 9:12
I had been running a pace of 9:30 for my long runs. This pace made me smile. But more importantly how I felt for most of the race made me smile. I hope I can feel that strong on Oct. 22nd. I am pretty sure I will though. Because as of today - I am tapering. The next three weeks will be used to help my body heal. I still have to run. But the long runs are gonna feel like cake. NExt Saturday I'll run 6-12 miles. Oh i like those numbers!
September 29th
This is my official Day of rest - so I just took it.
We flew home from Florida -I was home for a total of 20 minutes, I had to go to work to catch up. I got to work at 5pm - left at 9:30 to do a show - got home at 12:30. Saturday is going to be a hard day....
September 28th
Got about 4-5 hours of sleep. Packed my runnin gear for my Florida Tour Co trip. But with talk of Aligators and a super lack of sleep, a run did not happen. Instead I sat in the rental car for about an hour stealing a wi-fi signal so I could do some work - then took a 3 hour nap - as did the rest of Tour Co - we be tired!
Woke up - went to University of Florida, and did a kick ass show, followed by a mound of nachos, cheesefries and wings at a bar. so another day of rest!
September 27th
Long day. Work & Teaching. I brought my running gear with me to get out for a run at work, but that did not happen. I am going to be out of the office for 2 days, so i was getting caught up. I put a thought in my brain that I would XTRAIN when I got home. I didn't get home till after midnight, and had to get up and be at the airport at 6:50am. So a day of rest it is!
I fell asleep last night around 8 pm. I thought I'd take a 3 hour nap and get up for SNL.
I woke up at 8am this morning. Stiff. Goonky Eyes. Hungry.
But I have not had breakfast yet. Why? Because I noticed the pot I use to boil water in is dirty, and I do not have the energy to wash it right now. I am just too stiff!
3 weeks from today I'll be in San Fran, pounding the pavement.
I'm psyched. I'm proud.
September 30
Trip to the Trails!
I woke up at 5am. Team In Training was going on a road trip. Driving to New Jersey to run along the Rariton Canal. I had to be at 77th street at 6:50am. I grabbed the people I Was driving and off we went.
The run was 95 percent great. I felt great the first 10 miles. I was near the front of the pack. The Head Coach, and a few advanced folks had passed me, so when we hit 10 miles and turned around, I passed a lot of people on my way back. I liked almost having the trail to myself in the beginning, everything was quiet except for the sound of my feet and the geese being a gaggle in the river. Eventually the trail was mine again when I passed the back of the pack. with about 4 miles to go, a few of the advanced folks passed me. I didn't feel like I slowed down, but these guys were passing with strength. Another girl passed me, not as fast, so I said "I'm going to try to keep up with your pace" she asked If i was an Advanced runner, I told her I was not I was part of the intermediate group. That is when she revealed the Advance runners were supposed to run faster than their marathon pace the last 6 miles. I told her I'd just admire her as she past me. So I wasn't slowing down!
The last couple of miles were the worst. The worst part of running on a trail that you are not familiar with is that you have no idea where you are. There are certain landmarks, but not enough. The last 1-2 miles sucked balls, I thought I kept seeing the bridge that we crossed in the beginning. Finally - I saw the bridge. Yippee!!!
I reached the starting point of the parking lot. When you run for 20 miles, it is pretty hilarious that immediatly after you stop, you can barely walk.
20 Miles
3 Hours 4 minutes 5 Seconds
Pace: 9:12
I had been running a pace of 9:30 for my long runs. This pace made me smile. But more importantly how I felt for most of the race made me smile. I hope I can feel that strong on Oct. 22nd. I am pretty sure I will though. Because as of today - I am tapering. The next three weeks will be used to help my body heal. I still have to run. But the long runs are gonna feel like cake. NExt Saturday I'll run 6-12 miles. Oh i like those numbers!
September 29th
This is my official Day of rest - so I just took it.
We flew home from Florida -I was home for a total of 20 minutes, I had to go to work to catch up. I got to work at 5pm - left at 9:30 to do a show - got home at 12:30. Saturday is going to be a hard day....
September 28th
Got about 4-5 hours of sleep. Packed my runnin gear for my Florida Tour Co trip. But with talk of Aligators and a super lack of sleep, a run did not happen. Instead I sat in the rental car for about an hour stealing a wi-fi signal so I could do some work - then took a 3 hour nap - as did the rest of Tour Co - we be tired!
Woke up - went to University of Florida, and did a kick ass show, followed by a mound of nachos, cheesefries and wings at a bar. so another day of rest!
September 27th
Long day. Work & Teaching. I brought my running gear with me to get out for a run at work, but that did not happen. I am going to be out of the office for 2 days, so i was getting caught up. I put a thought in my brain that I would XTRAIN when I got home. I didn't get home till after midnight, and had to get up and be at the airport at 6:50am. So a day of rest it is!
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