Week 13 of marathon training has come and gone. The good news is that I achieved a "beer week" in my mileage game and hit the highest mileage week to date. The better news is that I'm still not injured (knock on wood!).
Day 85 (September 21): Rest day! After my 18.6 miles on Sunday I was crazy tired and really couldn't motivate myself to do anything. It seems that the day after my long run is when I experience the most tiredness and hunger and general "meh"ness.
Day 86 (September 22): 7 miles in the great outdoors. I ran down to Williamsburg and back. I felt reasonably good for the first few miles but started to slow down in mile 6. I think that I need to get my runs done when it is less hot/sunny out. I felt so crappy after this run that I actually made a doctor's appointment to make sure that everything is okay with my body. I wanted to get some basic blood work done to make sure that I'm not iron deficient or anemic because I follow a mostly vegan diet and don't really use supplements in the way that I probably should. The doctor also did a EKG and everything was a-okay on that front. I've never had any cardiac issues before so I wasn't expecting any problems. I guess his approach is "better safe than sorry".
Day 87 (September 23): 10 mile "hill" run in which I ran from my apartment, over the Williamsburg bridge into Manhattan and back. My GPS always goes wacky on the Williamsburg bridge which frustrates me a bit. I guess I need to get used to it because I'm sure that my GPS will crap out on the Queensboro bridge as well. I need to get into the habit of manually hitting the lap button at each mile so that I can have somewhat accurate splits. The last mile of this run was really not very pleasant.
Day 88 (September 24): Back to the trusty treadmill for 7.2 miles. Honestly I used to hate running on the treadmill with a passion, but it has grown on me over the course of marathon training. I think that the ability to zone out and not worry about the climate, the need for potty breaks, and the danger of cars is kind of nice. The treadmill also pounds my fragile joints a bit less than the pavement and potholes that come along with running in NYC.
Day 89 (September 25): 2 mile streak run in my new Saucony Kinvara 5s. These shoes felt really nice and I wore them without my inserts. They are so much less klunky than the Ride 6s but I think that I'll probably still stick with the Ride 6s for the marathon because I've trained more in them and I am used to them by now.
Day 90 (September 26): 7 miles on the treadmill. I put off getting out for my run for too long because I was really exhausted and kind of grumpy in the morning. Ed had his friend over in the evening, so running on the treadmill allowed me to escape the boy nerdery.
Day 91 (September 27): Long run! Outdoors in the oh so wonderful Central Park. Ed dropped me off at the subway with the dog who seemed confused that I was the one leaving her at the station :-) I made it to the park around 10am and went for my run. The weather was beautiful and I was motivated by all of the other runners in the park. I saw many people running back from the Bronx 10 mile race and it was just a very enjoyable run. I listened to This American Life, a Runner's Connect Podcast, a Running Academy podcast, and some music. I did 14.8 miles and then Ed met me at one of my favorite vegan restaurants with a change of clothes :-) I got to eat some of my favorite vegan foods and then get the weekly Trader Joe's shopping trip out of the way.
Also, I realized I really should take some more pictures during my training. I see a lot of cool things on my run and usually have my phone on me, so I resolve to take some more pictures.
There are only two more weeks of hard training left until taper time. I'm starting to get really anxious about all of this!
Week 13 Summary:
Miles: 48
Pace: 11:37 min/mile
Stayed on Plan: For the most part, yes :-) My long run could have been longer but I'm trying to listen to my body and not overdo it. My primary goal is to get to the start (and finish) healthy!
No comments:
Post a Comment