Two days after running 27.5 miles, I’m of two minds about it. On the one hand, I am very happy to have successfully run the marathon distance (plus over a mile) once…
Category: Running & Health
Day 128: Recap of Yesterday’s 27.5 Miles
Note: Today I planned to give myself a day off from posting (I know: what??), since my brain has felt like mush the past two days after yesterday’s run. However, this afternoon…
Day 125: This Sunday I’m Running a Marathon for Training… Again
This Sunday will be the culminating training run of my marathon program. Officially, my training calendar calls for a 29 miler (!), which I was planning on doing until my 26 miler…
Day 119: Yesterday’s 6’37” Mile
Yesterday I ran a 6’37” mile. This is my fastest mile ever. It was the third of the “magic mile” runs in Galloway’s marathon training program. These runs are three weeks apart,…
Day 111: Improving My Marathon/Life Balance (Update #3)
It’s official. Today for the first time I departed from my training schedule. I was supposed to do mile repeats, which are when you run for a mile at a faster pace…
Day 107: How Does This Feel to You?
Note: Tonight I had a nice “inner monologue” conversation where I discuss some shifts I want to make in my life. The question “how does this feel to you?” helps me discern…
Day 106: Progress Taking Care of Myself
Happily, I’m doing really well after Saturday’s 26 miler. I acted relatively normal today, including running 5 miles (though at a slow 11 minute per mile pace, and with 1 minute walk…
Day 105: A Weekend Run of Firsts
Yesterday I ran a highly successful marathon-distance training run. It is a day and a half later, and I am quite tired, but all in all, I am thrilled by how well…
Day 104: Marathon Brain
All week long, I have had one thought on my mind: tomorrow’s 26-miler. This has made for an interesting week. It’s like having an upcoming Oscar red carpet appearance. Mental bandwidth is…
Day 102: I’m Running a Marathon on Saturday… For Training!
With three days until my 26-mile training run (these words are in italics because, well, it stills feels just a little crazy!), I can honestly say that I’ve got “marathon, marathon, marathon”…