Week 14 of 16
I’m getting SO CLOSE! This week was the first week of tapering down
and it felt wonderful. My last two goal
races (Houston Marathon & Buffalo Half Marathon) I got injured late in
training and did not get to fully enjoy the taper process.
GeorgieGSD is ready to become Miami Famous |
I took to the treadmill on Monday
and Wednesday and put on the thermals for some heat training. I figured a little overdressed would only
help me prepare for the potential warm weather in Miami. The good news is that the race starts at 6am
before the sun comes up. The bad news is
that the race starts at 6am. 😩😩😩 (I just discovered I can insert emojis into blog posts!! 🎉) Wednesday
was also my last speed workout before the race and I got to run some short
quarter mile intervals to get the legs turning over fast.
Thursday morning I brought Georgie
out for a quick jog and she ran 0.99 miles without stopping once! It was great!
I decided to run long on Friday
again—and man was I excited to only have to run 14 miles. I spent a lot of time questioning at what
point of marathon training does one get excited about a 10 or a 12 or a 14 mile
long run? The weather was nice. A little on the cool side but definitely not
cold like its been. My mom passed me on
her way home from work and drove alongside me for about a mile. That was a nice surprise! Especially considering she told me the night
before that she was thinking about biking with me and then she realized Friday
morning that her bike was hanging up in the garage and she couldn’t get it down
without my dad’s help. LOL thanks mom.
Saturday morning it was back to
being COLD but I had 3 miles left on the schedule and my friends were meeting
up for Jason’s birthday bRUNch. We ended
up running 5 miles down the Shining Sea Bikeway and went to Persey’s Place
after. Jason, Danielle, Gary and Kyle
all agreed that I won breakfast. 2
pancakes topped with strawberries and whipped cream, 2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon
and 2 sausage patties. So good.
2 more weeks!!!! And side note: I’m so proud of Kristen for
running her 10 miles!
Other highlights:
·
Miami Marathon bib numbers have been assigned
and I’m lucky number 2301! The route map
has also been updated to incorporate the Venetian Causeway back into the
course. I’m getting more and more
excited!!
·
I received a new product to test as a BibRave Pro! You may remember a few months ago I
reviewed the Legend Compression Performance Socks. Another opportunity came up with Legend
Compression and I couldn’t pass it up.
This time I’ll be trying their leg sleeves and I especially love the
pretty aqua blue color they sent me.
Upcoming events:
·
2 weeks until the Miami Marathon!
·
13 weeks until the Newport Rhode Race!
Monday 1.9.17
3 treadmill miles (24:00)
12,713 steps
Tuesday 1.10.17
Taught spin class
9,474 steps
Wednesday 1.11.17
5 treadmill miles (36:48) with 8x400s <--2 at 9.0, 4 at
9.2, 2 at 9.4 mph
5x1’ planks
17,708 steps
Thursday 1.12.17
0.99 miles with G (8:48)
Taught spin class
Power Water
14,289 steps
Friday 1.13.17
14 miles (1:50:05)
32,709 steps
Saturday 1.14.17
4.95 miles with Danielle, Jason, Gary & Kyle (45:07)
16,718 steps
Sunday 1.15.17
Taught spin class
Burdenko H2O
10,637 steps
ICYMI
This week’s mileage: 28
miles
This week’s G
mileage: 1 mile
January Totals: 73
miles
2017 Totals: 73
miles
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