10 WEEKS UNTIL THE MARATHON!!!
I mentioned last week, I had a nice surprise at the start of this week on Sunday, Dec. 29th. I went out for a planned eight mile run. I was determined to cover the distance even if I had to run/walk it. Well, I felt really good and it turned into 10 miles.
Two weeks prior I had run 10 miles in 2:27:43 and felt pretty good. A little pain that night, but was ok the next day. On the this day however, I ran 10 miles on a very similar course (more up hills toward the end), ran the whole way and ran it in 2:21:23 - a whole 6:20 faster.
On Monday, Dec. 30th, I woke up and took a 30 minute walk. That night, I did an upper body workout at the gym and walked a mile on the treadmill at 17:15 pace. I also played around to see just how fast I could walk before I had to start running to keep up. It was around 15 minutes and I couldn't keep it up for very long. LOL
On Tuesday, Dec. 31st, New Year's Eve, I took a rest day.
January 1st, 2025, (Wednesday), I went for 4.04 mile run and did an upper body workout. My run took me 54:05 to complete which I was pretty happy with. That's a 13:23 mile
On Thursday I did a lower body workout at home.
On Friday, I did another 4.04 mile run. The funny thing was that I wanted to quit almost immediately. I told myself to just make it the first mile. Then I still felt bad but convinced myself to just make it to 1.5 and then I could turn around. At 1.5, I did want to turn around but I told myself that I would continue on and try to make it to two miles. I did, and when I looked at my watch, I was shocked to see that I was much faster - almost a while minute - than I was on the first. Maybe that's why the run felt so bad. I didn't feel like I was running faster. At this point, something clicked and I said I'd run back (as planned) for as long as I could. I finished my run in 52:26 which was a 12:59! I was so excited!! I know these are shorter runs but to me, it finally is showing that I'm getting better. I really felt slow so it was amazing to see that I was that much faster than my usual 14:30+ pace.
Today, Saturday, Jan. 4th, I will be taking a rest day. As I've mentioned, being well over 50 - it's good for me to alternate running days. My legs just get so heavy and my ankles get really stiff, which is so weird. Once I get moving, they loosen up, but it's still strange to me. Getting old is not for the weak, that's for sure.
Stay turned and see how the next week goes.
Happy Trails!
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