Time for an update! Nate’s poster! Very encouraging, right? Let’s start with the beginning of the week. It wasn’t very pretty. Monday’s 6 mile run felt good to start but by mile 5, my legs became clumsy and I was really straining to keep moving. What?!? I thought ahead to the marathon… gosh, there’s NO…
Less than 2 weeks to go to Chicago, 5 weeks to NYC. I did my last long run (22) two weeks out from the marathon, more for the mental boost I’d get from having another “20+er” in the bank. For some reason, I don’t feel as confident about having put in the long sustained runs….
I’m taking two days off before starting my next Chicago training phase. Although this is scary for any athlete to do, I know it is best for me. Jerry is editing that training phase as we speak, and I am really excited to see what it will look like. I know it’ll be the start…
It’s taper time! How did that come up so quick? This taper will be about the same as my previous except that mileage will be held a little higher through this week (week 2) – at 84. In previous cycles I’ve felt a little stale, so wondered if I’d feel better if I kept more…