Week 11 of 16
“I’m on the right track baby, I was born to be brave.”
Marathon training has finally caught up to me. I woke up Monday morning feeling like I got
hit by a bus. I thought it was the extra
effort of running 18 miles in a storm but the beat up and exhausted feeling
continued all week. Marathon training is
hard. Training plans are designed to
gradually build on the long run and weekly mileage and it’s sometimes easy to
forget where I started and exactly what I am asking my body to do on a daily
basis.
With that being said, this week was my highest mileage week
so far in training. Next week is a
recovery week—THANK GOD—then I have one BIG week left before taper begins!
Monday was the new usual…
lift then sunset run. I wasn’t
having a great day on Tuesday so I made the decision to skip Run Club and stay
after work for a treadmill run. I was
afraid if I went home after work, I wouldn’t want to leave the house so I
cranked out 4 miles with 4x800s on the treadmill. My boss Joe—who is also training for
Boston—had to one up me and run 5 miles with 5x800s! He said I motivated him to do it so that made
me happy.
On Wednesday I worked out with Erin and then we both hopped
on the treadmills for a quick run. One
of the members has been bringing me Snickers bars each visit because it’s my
“Birthday Month”—on Wednesday he delivered it right to my treadmill!
I spent most of Friday morning in a waiting room while work
was being done on my car. It went from
beautiful sunny morning to snow squalls to GREY in the few hours I waited. Once I got home I was not feeling the
run. Kellen convinced me to take Georgie
to Cotuit for our beach to beach run—which was a good idea since G was cooped
up in the house all last weekend due to the storm. We had a nice run, stopped to chat with the
boys for a little bit and then I continued out on my own to finish up my
mileage for the day. I was super
sluggish. My legs felt like bricks. Not a good feeling knowing I had 20 miles on
the schedule the next day. I skipped the
gym that night to recover and went out to dinner with my parents instead. Chicken parm FTW!
I was super nervous for my 20 miler. I’ve done it before in other marathon
training plans and I’ll do it one more time before the marathon but every time
it’s still a big deal to me. The plan
was Falmouth. The skies were sunny. The beaches looked beautiful. The problem—it was cold and it was windy.
My dad was at a neighbors chopping up a tree that fell down
in the storm so I ventured out on my own.
I try to stay optimistic and hopeful but honestly I knew from the first
mile that it wasn’t going to be a good run.
I could just feel it.
The first 4 miles I couldn’t get into the groove. The theme of the week was “tired” and I just
didn’t have the usual pep in my step. Miles 4 to 9 I ran along the water straight
into the wind. Constant wind. And as crazy as it seems, 18 miles in a
nor’easter with wind gusts over 50 mph was easier for me.
My original plan was to run 2 more miles out before turning
around but I knew if I did that I would have never made it to 20. I turned around early and re-routed my
course. My mom drove by to check on me
and asked if running with the wind at my back was any better. It wasn’t.
I got to 16 and pretty much gave up. I did actually run 20 miles that day but I
stopped and walked way too many times to count.
I always stop by watch when I stop but I predict that it may have taken
me an hour to cover the last 4 miles. My
dad appeared out of nowhere on his bike to finish my last 3 miles with me. Oh em gee, it was a battle!
Other highlights:
·
On Saturday night I traded in my running shoes
for ice skates! Cape Cod Rehab had a
“Glide & Dine” staff outing at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center. I tested my fate and participated however I
went very slow and stayed close to the walls.
·
Boston Marathon bib numbers have been assigned!
Upcoming events:
Monday 3.5.18
5 miles (39:27)
Greg’s Workout #10
Burdenko H2O
17,689 steps
Tuesday 3.6.18
Taught spin class
4 treadmill miles (29:31) with 4x800s
14,898 steps
Wednesday 3.7.18
3 treadmill miles (22:56)
Greg’s Workout #11
12,587 steps
Thursday 3.8.18
Taught spin class
Power Water
13,321 steps
Friday 3.9.18
2.5 miles with G (23:02)
3.5 miles (27:15)
16,652 steps
Saturday 3.10.18
20 miles (2:34:29)
38,451 steps
Sunday 3.11.18
Taught spin class
Burdenko H2O
10,804 steps
ICYMI
This week’s mileage: 38
miles
This week’s G
mileage: 2.5 miles
March Totals: 61
miles
2018 Totals: 294
miles
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