People tell me it's October.
And I laugh and I laugh because it can't be October. For it to be October, I'd have to have run like 400 miles by now and I've only run... 266. So obviously, it can't be 16 weeks into marathon training. Because if it was that would mean I was terribly undertrained!
Only it is and I am and here we are. New York is 34 days away and not only am I undertrained, but I'm unprepared. I don't know if our AirBnB is legit or not because the host called me Marisa in the confirmation email and asked me for my address so she could mail me the keys (wtf?) and I didn't book our return flights yet and I haven't at all planned out the family and friend visits I am supposed to conduct while there, so yeah.
F#$^.
Despite the disaster that has become this training, there have been a few wins. The first being that I ran on our summer vacation... not once, but twice, in Santa Cruz and Seattle respectively. More details on that amazing road trip to come very soon!
Which leads me to my second win, my fastest run of training, which occurred in Seattle. 9 minute miles! What? I haven't seen those in years! Although, it doesn't surprise me that I run my best when it's 50° and misting (thanks, Connecticut!).
But by far, the most important win was surviving my first (and only) 20 miler this past weekend here at home. I ran, I hobbled, I watched Grey's Anatomy on Hulu because seriously 4 hours is just too much time alone with my thoughts, I stopped for snacks and coconut water, I stopped to stretch, I ran some more and then I took a sweaty Uber ride home. It was a day.
And the next time I run that far, it will be November 6th! Ready or not, here we go October!
You can tell how uncomfortable I am taking selfies by this picture... "What do I do with my hands!?"
The view from my quiet sunrise run down to Natural Bridges in Santa Cruz
A little Seattle on top, a little San Diego on the bottom
There's no place like home... gorgeous sunrise runs back at home in San Diego
NYC Marathon Training Week 10: 8/15/16 - 8/21/16
- Ran 4 Days For a Total of 28.46 miles
- Average Pace: 11'23" /mi
- Strength Training: 0x
- Yoga: 0x
NYC Marathon Training Week 11: 8/22/16 - 8/28/16
- Ran 4 Days For a Total of 22.02 miles
- Average Pace: 11'27" /mi
- Strength Training: 0x
- Yoga: 0x
NYC Marathon Training Week 12: 8/29/16 - 9/4/16
- August Total Mileage: 64.6 miles
- Ran 2 Days For a Total of 11.04 miles
- Average Pace: 10'30" /mi
- Strength Training: 0x
- Yoga: 0x
NYC Marathon Training Week 13: 9/5/16 - 9/11/16
- Ran 1 Day For a Total of 4.04 miles
- Average Pace: 10'30" /mi
- Strength Training: 0x
- Yoga: 0x
NYC Marathon Training Week 14: 9/12/16 - 9/18/16
- Ran 3 Days For a Total of 22.05 miles
- Average Pace: 11'26" /mi
- Strength Training: 0x
- Yoga: 0x
NYC Marathon Training Week 15: 9/19/16 - 9/25/16
- Ran 3 Days For a Total of 24.26 miles
- Average Pace: 11'03" /mi
- Strength Training: 0x
- Yoga: 0x
NYC Marathon Training Week 16: 9/26/16 - 10/2/16
- September Total Mileage: 59.43 miles
- Ran 2 Days For a Total of 24.07 miles
- Average Pace: 11'16" /mi
- Strength Training: 0x
- Yoga: 0x
