Yay waivers today! I am in M which isn't too bad for my first marathon.
Training last week was meh. I did do my two weekday runs on the treadmill, then I caught a head cold. I went out for my 7 mile run on Saturday and it was freezing! Well, like 20 with wind chill. So I was running super fast, like 2 minutes a mile faster than I should have been so that plus the cold coming, I was wiped out by 3.5 miles. So I went home and intended to do the other 3.5 on my TM. Nope, did 2 and said I am done! I started taking Zicam and Emergen-C and just relaxed the rest of the weekend. I stayed home from work on Monday because my body was just so tired! But I went to work Tuesday and was feeling much better. I did my TM runs on Tuesday and Thursday, 2.5 miles each.
This weekend I am supposed to run 26, according to JG training plan. I plan on doing 25, depending on the weather here. As of right now, it is supposed to be showers, with temps in the mid to upper 60's until about 11:00am when the thunderstorms start. I plan to start as early as I can get DH out there, hopefully by 6:00am and get as many miles in as I can until the lightning starts. Then I will be done for the day. There aren't supposed to be any breaks in the storms now, so no waiting them out. But that could change because we know how accurate the weather forecasts are, right?
I have never actually ran in the rain before. Not because I am a wimp - it has just never rained on a running day for me before. So idk what to expect. I plan to run in my race outfit and since it could rain on race day it will be a good practice run. Just hope I don't get any blisters! I will Vaseline and Glide my feet/toes. At least it will be a warm rain.
Super weird weather weekend here. Today was a high of 40, feels like 32. Then tomorrow it is supposed to be 74, with thunderstorms/rain, which will turn to snow when our overnight low hits 29. Then the high Sunday is 30 with a low of 17. That is our coldest of the year so far. Wind chill on Monday morning for work is supposed to be 6!
Such a weather roller coaster!
I finally received my skirt that I am wearing for the Marathon and I love it! I ran in it Tuesday and Thursday and washed it last night so I can wear it for my long run tomorrow to make sure it is going to work. I don't anticipate any problems as it fits very well and didn't move at all on the TM runs. I also washed my lavender tank that is part of my race outfit and when I took it out of the washer it had a black spot on the front! Ugh! It didn't have that when I put it in the washer! I put some stain stick on it and will wash it again tonight. I don't want to be hunting a new top this close to the race!
So my race outfit is complete! I will add a pic of the whole outfit after it is all clean at the same time! I am getting so excited for the race and just for our Disney trip in general!
Random puppy pic to end this post: (note how Spock is in all the puppy pics? He hardly ever leaves her side!)<3
ETA: The reason they are right there in all the pics is because what you can't see - the heater just to the right of them! Their favorite place to hang out!
We got out there way too early and had to sit in the truck a half hour! I was very happy with the run though! I maintained a 14:30 average pace the whole 25. I had two bathroom stops and even then I didn't go over a 16:00 mile so that's good too. The 5 mile loops I run at the state park get a little boring but I love that there are 4 bathrooms currently open right on my path! That is a major reason I run there for the long runs.
I think that is the longest TM run I have ever done, lol! I just got the new David Baldacci book on audiobooks so I listened to that and the time flew by. The book should get me thru my 2 weekday TM runs this week and next, and if the rainy forecast stands, thru my 7 mile long run next weekend on the TM again. I really wanted to get another long run in outside before the marathon!
Yeah for the TM runs! Hoping you can get the last 7 in dry and not on the TM.
