Tonight was my second to last (or possibly last pending on my schedule next week) SPIN class.
I have really enjoyed spin and I’m so glad I was encouraged by many of you over a year ago.
I really love my spin instructors Ria and Mitch. I’m really worried about finding a gym in DC with instructors I like as much as them and class as a convenient time.
FIRST – Congrats to all the RnR New Orleans runners today! I heard it was a great day for a race and I’m VERY jealous of those cool medals.
Today I ran 12 miles. It was my last double digit run before THE MARATHON. I was too casual about today’s run. I didn’t eat enough. I felt like I had to pee for miles and finally stopped to do so. I also felt like I had to go #2 at the end.
It was not a good run. It humbled me. I still feel confident about the marathon, but at the same time it made me realize how I still need to stay focused. It’s a serious undertaking and I need to play to win!
Marathon March is here!
Figuratively AND Literally!
Just made a Marathon pace band through the Clif Bar Pacing Team website I found through the LA Marathon site. What a great tool! I made 2 bracelets – one for my “goal time” and one for my “super secret goal time”
WOW after running 20 miles on Sunday, today’s 5 were like nothing and they were SPEEDY as hell. Averaged at 10:06 min/mile pace.
Also test drove my new Marathon shorts – baller!
I feel like I could run another 20 miles today. I won’t since today only calls for 5 miles, but I feel like I could.
Obviously Sunday post run I was mildly paralyzed and I was a little sore yesterday morning, but I went to spin class last night and feel FANTASTIC TODAY.
20 miles = 4:01:35
I was hoping to go sub 4, but it was such a great run I don’t care.
12:04 average pace per mile.
The weather was PERFECT. It was 60 degrees and cloudy. My skin had some sweat on it, but I wasn’t sweaty.
I made a killer playlist and ran the whole run with the exception of my GU walking breaks.
20 freaking miles. It’s unbelievable, but it’s also believable. I worked HARD to get here and it feels amazing to be 3 weeks out from the marathon.
Los Angeles I can’t wait!
Is it crazy that I’m thinking of registering for the Marine Corps Marathon in October??
I keep seeing all this Marine Corps talk on here, but registration is before I even run my 1st Marathon!
I’m writing this while waiting to fly back down to Alabama. I spent the weekend in the DC area getting acclimated to my soon to be office and campus. I also apartment hunted like whoa.
It was an exhausting long weekend, but very productive. I decided on a condo with an awesome girl in Alexandria, VA near Old Town and the Huntington Metro.
I also squeezed in my training runs, but had to cut back on some mileage. I ran 4 instead of 5 miles on Friday and then 10 instead of 12 miles yesterday. I wish I could have squeezed in full mileage, but this weekend was just SO busy and exhausting.
I have three 5 milers this week and then my 20 MILES this weekend!
Just ran 8 miles* while talking to 2 of my best friends on speaker phone.
My pace was closer to 12 min/mi than 11 min/mi but I did get to catch up with them both after a crazy few weeks. They were both impressed (as was I at my ability to talk and run)!
Tomorrow evening I fly to Virginia to do some prelim new job stuff and apartment hunt!
*with this run I surpassed my 200th mile of 2012 😀