Oh, man – that was downright fun! I wasn’t really looking forward to this workout, even though it’s my last and I know it isn’t that taxing. (I can tell I’m at the end of a very long training cycle… this is NOT like me at all) I didn’t have a training partner due to…
The NYC staff have done a great job of trying communicating. The last email said (paraphrased slightly): Hurricane Sandy hit New York City very hard yesterday. Everyone in the city is working very hard today to bring the city back to normal, but this will take more than a few days. Some of the damage…
My legs are slowly but surely coming around! Today’s run was a big confidence booster – my feet hit the ground and immediately bound up, and there wasn’t any feeling of forcing the pace. Nate and I clipped along at 7:50’s (vs. the 8:20s that have been common these last two weeks – including a…
It’s exciting around here! I’ve started to set aside things for the race (also made a long checklist, I love making lists & crossing things off :)). Here are a few highlights: Gels/Bottles: Yumm, Carb BOOM! I was lucky enough to get bottle service on the course – think I’m in the 38th position, and…
I picked up my race prep CD from Dr. Asp yesterday. I was so excited!! I listened to it for the first time right before bed last night. I knew that was a mistake, but that was the first time I had since picking it up and wanted to start committing it to memory as…
Mesa is not a happy camper. She hasn’t been run much lately since a lot of my doubles have now been cut out (she probably ran upwards of 50 mpw during my high mileage weeks). So… to use up that pent up energy, she has escaped from the house on two occassions only to come…