20.10 miles When I first posted on June 2nd that I would be sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly of training, today’s 20 miles – the last big long run before Chicago – would have all three of them. The Good I finished all 20 miles! That’s obviously the best part, and without…
2.07 miles The 20 mile long run is here!! I am excited and nervous, but I think mostly nervous which means I’m already simulating race day conditions. As most of my long runs have gone, I have no idea how this one will go. The wheels could fall off early where I’m on the struggle…
3.12 miles The intentions I had for today’s miles were to keep them light and easy and stop if anything felt seriously out of whack but nothing did. Just like yesterday’s run, I felt fine throughout and there was no ache or discomfort in my left hip area afterward so that’s a good sign. And…
5.15 miles Do you know what a great running song is? “New Sensation” by INXS. It never fails to put some extra oomph in my running step. In fact, a new sensation is something I’ve been experiencing today. I felt fine during the run itself, but what occurred afterward has me concerned. After sitting for…
3.34 miles These miles may be short but they were enough for me to reach the GVRAT finish line today! The GVRAT didn’t quite go as planned for me this year, but marathon training took precedence over trying to reach a certain number per day, or per week. I’ve accepted the outcome of completing it…
2.57 miles Some residual fatigue is still hovering from Saturday’s long run and because I woke up with a headache that developed into a migraine, I wasn’t going to push these miles. I did what I could. But I did put in strength training and focused on mobility today so I feel it was a…
2.01 miles Slow easy walking miles to shake out the fatigue in my legs from yesterday’s run. Week 14 is done and the cutback week was completed with 28 miles. The marathon is less than a month away, and there is a lot to think about and prepare for next weekend. There is more I could…
14.40 miles As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the weather appears to want to check ALL the boxes in preparation for race day, and today it was Holy Humidity Batman!! 90% this morning and while the temperature wasn’t 98 degrees, I was sweating before I took one step which meant I needed to make sure I was…