I don't know if it was cause I was in the zone or because I was looking for the gas station that I passed on the way out (it was hidden by the trees on the way back). Dh laughed cause apparently I ran past a HUGE sign for the hotel he was staying at as well Thanks! I'm amazed at how easy those faster paces are starting to feel.
Running the 2016 Boston Marathon for Children's Hospital
Whatever the reason was, you were flying out there! I'm excited for you that you are doing so well!
Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson
Hi Pam, thank you for stopping by my blog! I wanted to wish you a great weekend too! What's on your running schedule? Remember.... step back week!
Pam, that was a pretty tough combo you tried to pull off there. 10 miles at a good clip, followed less that 12 hours later with a 15 miler? Plus, if the weather is the same by you as it is here, the heat and humidity are back. I'm glad you were smart and cut it short. Regroup, and you will do well tomorrow I bet. Please don't go nuts tonight if you run, just do a short run to test the knee and ankle, and nothing more. Save it for Sunday. Give that body some TLC the rest of today. You're doing fine, don't worry!
True! I learned my lesson (though I TOLD dh that was a recipe for disaster Friday night, but yet I still got up since dh didn't look like he was going to). I need to listen to myself, know that I know what I'm talking about and make dh work around my schedule a bit. Got in a nice and easy 4.1 mile run last night. Felt tightness. Got in a nice and easy 5 miler. Had tighntness, but no pain. Definetly could tell it wouldn't of been happy if I had pushed it at all. Here's today's run http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/3767442 Once warmed up my pace was consistant.
Another nice, solid run, Pam! Overall, a good stepback week for you. Be careful this upcoming week, make sure that ankle and knee are ok. At this point you don't want to do anything to jeopardize your upcoming marathon. If you need to back off, do it. You have weeks and weeks of solid training behind you, you certainly won't lose it by stepping back if you have to. Good luck, I hope all the body parts continue to cooperate, and keep up the great work!
Thanks Bob!! I'll definetly do what I can to make sure my body is ready for the marathon in 2 weeks! Definetly will be listening to my body! I got my long run done today (better late then never I guess). I'm going to be going day by day these next couple weeks. I'm not worried about doing to little, more worried I may do too much. But having you check in on me really helps!! Todays run felt MUCH better then yesterdays. Maybe I just needed the forced step back ya know.
Yay! Well done! There you go again, doing what you gotta do to get the job done! Glad you felt good! How were the ankle and knee? I hope you are icing them!
I got in a real nice 6.2 progressive run this morning and this evening I broke out my new Mizuno Wave Alcheimy 7's to take for a short spin. OMG! I think I picked the wrong pair to break in for LRM (Asics). I may just keep running in the Mizuno's and if things go well take a chance with them Sep 9th.