Anyway, week 11 was about me getting back on track, which I did for the most part.
Day 71 (September 7): The 7th was labor day. I did a nice easy streak run outdoors with the hubby. He always runs at easy pace so this worked out well.
Day 72 (September 8): 5 miles on the treadmill - avoiding the heat and humidity because I am a wimp. Also streaming things on hulu has made the treadmill much more bearable.
Day 73 (September 9): 9 miles on the treadmill - wimp mode again
Day 74 (September 10): 6.6 miles on the treadmill -- are you noticing a pattern here?
Day 75 (September 11): Super short streak run outdoors!
Day 76 (September 12): Hubby wanted to play frisbee with friends in Prospect Park and I needed to get my long run done. So I ran from my apartment to Prospect Park and then did three loops of it. I did a total of 17.3 miles at a decent pace given the super swampy humidity. Hubby brought me a clean pair of clothes in his bag which was 1000% necessary given the swampy conditions.
Day 77 (September 13): Mmmm... Sunday bagel days are the best. I ran to and from the bagel place again because... bagels. This time I opted for a mini bagel which is more like a normal sized bagel any place else in the world.
Week 11 Summary:
Miles: 46.6
Pace: 11:51 min/mile
Stayed on Plan: Close enough for government work? ;-)
Week 12 started out pretty well but I wound up ending my running streak and taking a rest day... because I was le tired ;-)
Day 78 (September 14): Easy as pie streak run.
Day 79 (September 15): 7.2 miles, out to Roosevelt Island and back.
Day 80 (September 16): 6.2 miles while the dog was getting groomed. This run was a terrible awful idea because it was really hot out. My dog was getting groomed at noon and so I had some time to kill. I decided to build in my run during this time and it was just awful. 84 degrees and sunny is not ideal running weather.
Day 81 (September 17): That run in the heat (and carrying my dog around the city) really took it out of me. I took an unscheduled rest day because I didn't really want to mess around with my back, my joints, etc. Honestly I was just so completely bummy this day. Sometimes I guess it just happens.
Day 82 (September 18): 5 miles on the treadmill because there was an air quality alert. To stay on plan I should have done more but I was feeling run down.
Day 83 (September 19): I woke up in the morning with my sinuses completely clogged. I felt like I was getting sick so I drank so emergen c and took Claritin. I decided to shorten my run because I wanted to make sure I'd be successful on my long run. I did 3 miles easy on the treadmill.
Day 84 (September 20): The 18 mile tuneup! The 18 mile race was tough on me. The course is three counter clockwise loops of central park starting near 102nd street. Going up both Harlem Hill and Cat Hill 3 times was brutal. When I got to the race the portapotty lines were insane, so I wound up starting the race late. It is chip timed so it really doesn't matter when you pass through the start as long as it is still up. The starts are generally left up for about 20 minutes during NYRR races. The leader of the race passed me when I was at about mile 3.5 - he was at mile 9.5 at that point. Granted I didn't pass the start line until 13 minutes after the gun, but still NYRR racers are really fast! I wound up running 18.6 miles because of urgent potty problems which required me to run to the bathrooms near the start of the course after I'd completed the first loop (which was probably .1-.2 miles away from the actual course route). After completing my second loop, I started getting stomach/side cramps around mile 12.5 which lasted until mile 17. Kristin caught up to me around mile 14 or so and we chatted for a bit before she stopped to use the portapotty. I kept on trucking because I think if I'd stopped at that point I'd have DNFed. I saw her again at the finish and we hung out as we relaxed and ate our bagels. Overall it was a hard long run, but I made it through it. I'm hopeful that I won't have such issues during the marathon itself because the start (for my wave) is so late that I should have dealt with all of the potty business beforehand.
After the tuneup I relaxed in the park for a bit before heading home. I wasn't too sore after the race. I was tired but couldn't sleep sadly :-(
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| With Kristin after the tuneup |
Week 12 Summary:
Miles: 41
Pace: 11:57 min/mile
Stayed on Plan: Nope, but I was successful during my long run. Some minor joint issues and feeling a bit ill/rundown threw me off of the plan.
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