It’s hard to know where to start. There were so many incredible moments from today’s race. Most importantly, I finished and I did not get injured. I walked right past the medical tent at the end without so much of a glance. However, then I coincidentally got a calf cramp about 10 feet later that forced me to stop and rest it before walking further. Well, I didn’t say I wasn’t in pain. As a…
Quick recap of my final week of marathon training. Just three runs this week. On the plan are two runs at conversational pace and one short run at marathon goal pace. I start carb loading on Thursday, which is day 123 of my marathon training plan. What a week to have a busy and high stress work schedule. Some things can’t be avoided or planned for ahead of time. It just is a busy week…
Arrived at week 2 of my marathon taper phase feeling rested. Given that this week was pretty much all treadmill running, I’ll just offer a quick weekly recap of my running distances. All of my runs are at conversational pace this week and my goal is to keep my heart rate in my zone 2. Thursday’s are still run at marathon pace but the mileage is cut back significantly this week. Day 113 My right…
Normally I would do my long run on Saturday. However, I moved my long run to Sunday so that I could attend a Krav Maga women’s self-defense class on Saturday with my sister and adult niece. As a woman runner it’s really important to be aware of your surroundings and it certainly doesn’t hurt to have some kind of formal self-defense training. The idea of these courses is not to teach you how to handle…
I’m so excited that I made it to my first taper week. Surprisingly, I’m not as tired or burnt out from running as I expected to be. While training for my first half marathon I got so bored of running the same types of runs over and over. I longed for an iFit treadmill workout with random inclines and intervals. However, those runs didn’t meet my distance requirements in my training plan at the time.…
It’s been two weeks since my first 20 mile training run. I had my cut back week, so now it’s time to do it again! In order to have a direct comparison, I ran the same course that I did last time. So, that meant another Coaster run! Only, this time my hydration bladder wasn’t leaking and I knew what side of the platform to catch the train from. Therefore, my anxiety was more controlled…
Triple digits plus one! Also, day one of my carb load test. My second 20 mile run is coming up in three days on next Saturday, so I decided to test out a formal carb load nutrition plan. I’ve always been of the mind that a carb load really isn’t necessary, especially for a vegan runner. I get so many carbs in my normal food. However, I also get fiber because the foods I eat…
This is the last week of my strength meso cycle in my training plan. This part of my plan did not go exactly as I had hoped or originally planned. I did not have time in the morning to complete my runs and kettlebell strength workouts, so the kettlebells got dropped from the plan. I did pick up a couple of kettlebell swings on my runner’s strength days when I had the extra time though.…
This week has been a lot of just putting in the miles. It’s been rainy and cold all week so I’ve gotten a lot of use out of the treadmill. This is week 14 of an 18 week training plan and a cut back week sandwiched between two weeks with 20 mile long runs. I’m getting really close to the end of this journey now. Day 94 It was another cold and wet morning so…
It was cold and wet outside this morning at 6:00 A.M. when I was ready to run so I took my run to the treadmill instead. My easy run max mileage on the treadmill tops out at about 6 miles. I have 5 easy miles on the schedule today and it was worth it not to have to run outside in dismal weather. Treadmill entertainment The treadmill doesn’t have to be grueling or boring. I…