Week 10 of 16
“I’m on the right track baby, I was born to be brave.”
SIX WEEKS UNTIL BOSTON.
SIX!
I had another awesome week of training. Monday started off with a quick workout in
the gym before hurrying home to a nice 5 mile sunset run. Totally worth running outside!
Tuesday I went to Run Club then on Wednesday I killed it in
the gym. Erin and Craig were both
working out while Greg was around working.
I got peer pressured into using Box 2 plus a plate for my box jumps then
suckered into putting the 45s on each end of the barbell for my hip
thrusts! 135 pounds! I did it!
I went home tired—so I grabbed G for 2 easy miles.
On Thursday we celebrated the start of “Birthday Month” in
spin class! I actually had to work on Friday
but it was a slow day with a storm a brewing.
Cable and internet was down from heavy rain and strong winds. I stayed after for my third gym session of
the week which included my second attempt at the clean and jerk. Scary.
I finished up with a treadmill run then drove home. I just barely got out of the shower before my
power went out. It was a boring night in
the dark but a good excuse to get to bed early.
My power was still out when I woke up. Winds peaked at 93 mph in Falmouth and most
of the Cape was without power. My
parents came over to help me bandage a broken portion of my fence and save some
of my frozen foods—they have a generator.
My mom and I took a drive to the Commons to find an open coffee shop and
Cape Cod Coffee saved the day!
The rain seemed to have stopped after lunch so around 1pm I
headed out the door for my long run. I
planned on running Cotuit—which is a 10-mile route—and I told my parents I was
shooting for 18 but I would be happy with finishing at least 10. Wind gusts were still over 50 mph so I knew
it was going to be a battle.
It actually started raining again and
it continued on and off throughout my entire run. My first stop was about 3 miles in at the
Cotuit Town Dock. The Cape Cod Times
posted pictures the day before of it under water so I was curious to see its status just after high tide. I made a
second stop at a boat landing. Here I
ran into two young boys that asked me if I was practicing running and told me I
was the fastest runner they have ever seen!
Thanks boys!
Next stop Oregon Beach.
I was just about 6 miles in and feeling great. As I headed away from the beach I faced some
strong headwinds that brought me to a standstill. A truck pulled up besides me and I heard “Are
you f*cking crazy?” It was Kellen. And this was before he found out I was
running 18 miles.
About 7 miles in when I was a little over 3 miles away from
home, I decided to loop back around committing myself to at least 14 miles. Just then I was pelted by hail and I wondered
if this was a sign that I should turn around and head straight home. I continued on embracing the storm, relying
on my inner badass and before I knew it I was back in the hood running my final
miles.
For 18 miles, I felt great.
Don’t get me wrong—I didn’t feel like I could run another step once my
watch hit 18 but I also wasn’t looking for excuses to back out at 12, 14 and 16
miles. I may have questioned my sanity
over and over again but I never doubted my ability to finish. More confidence heading into the final weeks
of training…
Upcoming events:
Monday 2.26.18
5 miles (40:04)
Greg’s Workout #10
Burdenko H2O
16,239 steps
Tuesday 2.27.18
Taught spin class
Marathon Sports Run Club! 4 miles with Steve (32:41)
16,573 steps
Wednesday 2.28.18
2.1 miles with G (18:55)
Greg’s Workout #11
11,347 steps
Thursday 3.1.18
Taught spin class
Power Water
13,737 steps
Friday 3.2.18
5 treadmill miles (38:27)
Greg’s Workout #12
14,304 steps
Saturday 3.3.18
18 miles (2:18:15)
31,543 steps
Sunday 3.4.18
Taught spin class
Burdenko H2O
15,044 steps
ICYMI
This week’s mileage: 34
miles
This week’s G
mileage: 2 miles
February Totals: 121
miles
March Totals: 23
miles
2018 Totals: 256
miles
