It’s September now. Did anyone else’s summer just fly away? This also means that my marathon is two weeks from yesterday. To say I’m feeling less than confident is an understatement, but all I can do now is trust the training. I like to think of this past week as the first week of taper, although my mileage was equal to what I ran two weeks ago. Calling it “taper” in my head seems like a nice little mental trick to make myself think I’m relaxing.
I’m rambling. Let’s just look at how the week went.
Monday:
AM: 7 miles of fartleks
PM: Full-body strength. I did two circuits instead of my usual three, because tapering made a handy excuse.
Tuesday:
AM: 9 miles easy. Both Monday and Tuesday were treadmill-only days, because this was happening:
Getting struck by lightning is my least favorite way to start the day, so I opted for the treadmill.
PM: 30 minutes of yoga.
Wednesday:
Tuesday night, I looked at the forecast. It said 74% chance of morning thunderstorms, and only 30% at 5-7 P.M. I opted for the evening run. Although it wasn’t storming after all in the morning, I was happy for the extra sleep. So I ran after work: 10 miles with 8 at goal pace. Finally, goal pace felt good. I felt like I could keep going (my schedule allowed for up to 12 GP miles), but I opted not to, since these sinister fellows were building up:
Calling it quits when I did was a great choice: I had just gotten home when it started hailing. Whew!
Thursday:
40 minutes of strength training. I knew I was moving my long run to Sunday and didn’t want to run seven days in a row, so I didn’t run Thursday.
Friday:
8.1 easy miles — 5 on the tready and 3.1 outside once it was a little light. No PM workout because I was eating pizza with friends. Worth it.
Saturday:
8.2 easy miles and some abs. Then, we cruised up to Fort Collins, where we met my in-laws. My mother-in-law and I got pedicures and facials (my birthday present. I like dragging my birthday out for a month), and then we all headed up to Estes Park for a little Labor Day weekend escape.
Sunday:
15 miles in Estes Park. I had hoped to get in one more all-downhill run before the marathon, but the roads up there have no shoulder and lots of traffic. I like living, so I opted for the bike path and rolling hills instead.
There’s a rainbow up there. It was beautiful and my iPhone doesn’t do it justice.
It was a fast-finish long run, and although my “fast” pace bounced around due to the hills and a random 10-minute rainstorm that blew through, I still felt good about it and finished strong. That was a nice feeling after so many tough FFLRs. Plus, I had views like this, so how bad could it be?
Obviously, this was a great weekend. It rained off and on all day, so no mountain exploring could happen, but I love Estes and it was fun. We also drove the race course (it’s the only road from Ft. Collins to Estes). I’m curious to see just how they block it off for the race. I’m also even more pleased that the race benefits flood victims. I hadn’t been up there since before last fall’s flood, and I was amazed by just how much devastation there was.
Totals: 57.3 miles, under two hours of strength/yoga
This week, taper starts in earnest. I’m actually kind of looking forward to it, which is uncharacteristic. I hope that means taper madness won’t get me like it usually does!
Have a great week, friends!
What did you do for Labor Day weekend?
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outlet giuseppe zanotti scarpe.VINCENTI E PIAZZATI – Bella los angeles finalina di consolazione for every il terzo posto
con los angeles vittoria di Heavens Activity 24 che ha battuto for every 4-2
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puntare alla sua valorizzazione come polo culturale e ha affidato l’organizzazione degli eventi
all’scarpe “Whitelabs” che, sotto los angeles direzione artistica di Nicola Davide Angerame, proporr un ricco calendario di eventi.trattare su giuseppe zanotti italia
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sounds like you had some craazzzyy weather this week. Not sure I would like being struck by lightning in the morning either….but I am afraid I am stupid enough to stay out if it starts when I am already running. The taper craziness is not fun, but it will all be worth it. you have done the work…the hay is in the barn 🙂
Great runs! Taper used to bother me but every single PR of mine I did a major taper beforehand so now I know that for me, it is what I need. I take 3 full days off of any lower body stuff before the race. Even when I raced the mile hahaha. It’s now becoming superstition as well. 🙂
Uhhh, you’re incredibly high maintenance! You don’t like getting struck by lightening in the morning AND you like living???!!! Please! 😉 You seriously make me laugh out loud. Your humor reminds me of my best friend’s, so I can only assume that if we lived closer, we would be best friends also.
I can’t believe your race is in 2 weeks! Where does the time go??
I know. So needy. 🙂
Yes, the summer just flew by! I actually purposely had nothing special planned for Labor day weekend. Just some running and hanging out. It was nice. 🙂
That sounds like a great weekend to me!
I am so excited for you! I can’t wait to hear about your marathon! My friends’ sister just moved to CO and she was at Estes Park. I just read her blog about it! Pretty cool that I’m reading about it on your blog too 🙂
I am so impressed by your ability to get that many miles in during the school week! Although I’ve been all over the state of Colorado, I’ve actually never been to Estes. It looks beautiful!
It is pretty, but there are always a lot of people!