I can’t believe I’m halfway there! In less than two months I’m going to attempt my first marathon!
You bet I’m going to tell the world I ran a marathon! : )
Saying I’m nervous is an understatement.
I’m nervous because I haven’t stuck to the training plan as much as I’d like. I’ve significantly dropped my mileage the last two weeks to help with my shin injury and even though I would have liked to have continued with the plan’s mileage, I do feel like my shin has been muuuuch better with extra rest. My doctor had said to lessen mileage up to the 1/2 marathon happening in two weeks and then reassess. I like that plan. Hopefully, I can slowly increase again to finish the training strong.
Sunday, December 29th: Cross-train day, 10 bike miles. One slow streak mile.
Monday, December 30th: One slow streak mile. Blogilates video-Abs on Fire
Tuesday, December 31st: One slow streak mile.
Wednesday, January 1st: Commitment Day 5k! Recap here : )
Thursday, January 2nd: Rest Day
Friday, January 3rd: Blogilates videos-Victoria’s Secret Abs and Butt on Fire
Saturday, January 4th: 12 miles at marathon goal pace. I set out on this run to try and complete at my goal pace of 10:00/mile. I amazingly felt really good the entire way until….I got lost! At mile 11, I reached an unfamiliar point in my route and stopped to try and familiarize myself with my the surroundings. I saw I was in downtown of the city! Luckily, I saw a woman walking by and asked what the nearest major crossroad was. I recognized it and realized I was about 2 miles away–not too bad since I had one mile left of my scheduled 12 miles. I started running and then heard the 11 mile beep: 11:08. What?! I had been consistent with my 10 min pace and was bummed that I didn’t stop my watch when I asked for directions. I decided that I was going to book it to make sure my average pace was 10. So yeah, my last mile was 8:34 lol!
Total Weekly Mileage: 17.89 miles
Next week I’m hoping to slowly get more mileage in leading up to my 1/2 marathon January 19th.
–How was your fitness week?
–Have you signed up for a race this year?
I saw your 12 mile run post the other day and thought wow…good for her! I haven’t seen those numbers in a long long time. However, since this is the year I’m doing my 2nd 1/2 Marathon, I know I’m going to get those km (mi) in…it’s exciting and scary at the same time. I’m in the process of picking my runs now !!!
Yay for your 2nd 1/2 marathon! How exciting! But I def feel on the being scared. I’m super scared of the marathon–a lot of mixed emotions for sure!
I’m looking forward to seeing what races you choose this year!
Congrats on doing your race pace! That’s my 5k race pace so you should feel really proud of that time 🙂