Well it is just 3 weeks away until the San Fran 1/2 marathon and 5 weeks until the NYC marathon. I've been plugging along on my runs on the weekend. Finally last week, I got a little help from the weather, as we lost the heat and humidity, making the runs much better.
Last weekend I was in Chicago visiting Adam, and took the opportunity to back off on my miles. I went for a nice 12 miles along the lakefront Friday while Adam was at work. We had a great weekend, filled with all sorts of activities and fun!
Today I went for my longest run so far. It was a good day to run, cool and overcast. The rain was threatening and the fog was covering most of the high rises, but It was the best long run that I could have asked for. I left from home and met up with the rest of the TNT-ers, and from there we headed out and ran the perimeter of the lower 1/2 of Manhattan. You can check out the map of it below. I feel great, just a little tired. I am looking forward to some quality time on the couch this afternoon!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
My blog may have missed August, but my training didn't!
Well, this year I have successfully not kept up my blog. But I'm back! Just a quic recap of my August training.
I went on vacation, but continued to run. It's actually a lot easier to find the time to squeeze it on on vacation than with the hectics of every day life. Work just gets in the way sometimes!
I've gotten in 3 runs of 14-15.5 miles each. One was simply amazing, and i'll hopefully get pictures at some point. We left from lower Manhattan, ran over the Brooklyn Bridge to Brooklyn for about 6 miles, then returned to Manhattan via the Manhattan Bridge. That day we were super lucky and the city had closed Park Ave, all the way from downtown up to Central Park. So, we cruised up Park Ave with thousands of other runners, walkers and bikers. We got to run under the Met life building and all the way up to Central Park. Running in the city is so much more enjoyable without having to dodge cars! Like I said, pictures at some point.
This past weekend, the 15 miles were far less enjoyable. Saturday we battled 80 degree weather and 94% humidity. Needless to say, it was a tough run, but I pushed through with numerous liquid stops, and looked like i had just ran through a car wash, dripping with yummy sweat!
It's hard to believe but it just about 6 weeks until the San Fran 1/2 marathon, and 8 weeks until the NYC marathon. I am looking forward to both, but still have to conquer several long runs and speed workouts before the race days come!
I went on vacation, but continued to run. It's actually a lot easier to find the time to squeeze it on on vacation than with the hectics of every day life. Work just gets in the way sometimes!
I've gotten in 3 runs of 14-15.5 miles each. One was simply amazing, and i'll hopefully get pictures at some point. We left from lower Manhattan, ran over the Brooklyn Bridge to Brooklyn for about 6 miles, then returned to Manhattan via the Manhattan Bridge. That day we were super lucky and the city had closed Park Ave, all the way from downtown up to Central Park. So, we cruised up Park Ave with thousands of other runners, walkers and bikers. We got to run under the Met life building and all the way up to Central Park. Running in the city is so much more enjoyable without having to dodge cars! Like I said, pictures at some point.
This past weekend, the 15 miles were far less enjoyable. Saturday we battled 80 degree weather and 94% humidity. Needless to say, it was a tough run, but I pushed through with numerous liquid stops, and looked like i had just ran through a car wash, dripping with yummy sweat!
It's hard to believe but it just about 6 weeks until the San Fran 1/2 marathon, and 8 weeks until the NYC marathon. I am looking forward to both, but still have to conquer several long runs and speed workouts before the race days come!
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