Training Week 107 & 108
This is the week of the NYC Marathon on November 6th (and the week after!).
Day 743 | October 31, 2011: 4 m run
Just a quick little 4 miler through my neighborhood.
Distance: 4.0 | Start Temp: 49° | End Temp: 49° | Time: 37:17 | Avg Pace: 9:19
Day 744 | November 1, 2011: 3 m run
Ditto – quick 3 miler. Runs always feel so short the week of a marathon!
Distance: 3.0 | Start Temp: 61° | End Temp: 57° | Time: 27:35 | Avg Pace: 9:11.5
Day 745 | November 2, 2011: strength class
Our strength class was all about kettlebells. I really like working with them and had a lot of fun. I thought the class was pretty easy, which is actually good, since I didn’t want to overdo it before the races on Saturday and Sunday!
Day 746 | November 3, 2011: rest
Day 747 | November 4, 2011: 3 m run
Yay! After complaining about the hot weather on Tuesday (60) it was nice and cool for this run (36).
Distance: 3.0 | Time: 30:36 | Avg Pace: 10:11
Day 748 | November 5, 2011: Dash to the Finish Line 5K
I ran the Dash to the Finish Line 5K with Gina!
Day 749 | November 6, 2011: NYC Marathon
I ran my fourth marathon and second fastest in 4:41:04.
Day 750-755 | November 7-12, 2011: rest
Unless you count walking countless miles each day in NYC!
Day 756 | November 13, 2011: 20 m bike
I met Erin to accompany her on her last 20 miler before the Las Vegas Marathon. We hadn’t seen each other in over a week, but it felt like ages. Of course, we talked the entire time. We ran on my (our?) favorite trail – the Des Plaines River Trail. It was in the 50s/60s, but windy (the entire 10 miles back to the start!). Erin did awesome on her 20 miler, even after we discovered all the water fountains were turned off. I am so excited to see how well she does in the Las Vegas Marathon without my slow a$$ slowing her down!
I hope we get to run together more before her marathon on December 4th!
I was bummed that almost all of the leaves had fallen along the trail. What happened to fall? I hear it actually snowed in Chicagoland when I was in NYC – craziness!!! I welcome the cooler weather, but not the drab winter landscape!
Two Week Summary: 39.6 miles
I would be lying if I told you I don’t feel like a lazy smack for taking 7 days off from running, but I think it’s good for me. I haven’t had more than a few days off of running since last December. A break was in order! Now, back to the grind. I want to keep up my long runs, but less for training and more for weight loss. Yee haw!
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You are awesome 🙂 And I am GLAD to hear you gave your legs a break…
Any Turkey Trots in your near future??
I am kind of doubtful, but never say never. You are doing that one in WI again, right?
Congratulations on your great finish time at NYC.
I love that race picture of you! And I wouldn’t feel bad about the 7 days off – I bet you’ll come back stronger and ready to run more – mentally and physically.
I took 8 days off after Marine Corps but mostly because I got sick afterwards. Your body probably needed a break. Besides, walking miles around NYC on marathon sore legs is workout enough!!
That is a great photo of you from the marathon! Are you planning to order any photos?
Your body probably needed the break but I totally agree about feeling guilty when I take one.
And thanks for riding with me on Sunday! I’m so happy you came out even though I’m sure you had 8 thousand things you needed to do at home.
I think I will order some pics! It was hard to tell what they looked like on the photo page, but I hope I got a decent one of me crossing the finish line. Of course, the finish line says my time + 1:10:00!
Ha ha. Sunday was nice! We got done everything we needed to do and still had time to watch an awful movie in the evening 🙂
I can’t wait until surgery is over and I can get back to training. I MISS IT!