Today's run was a grind. I woke up sore as anything; I didn't feel like I could make my quads move. Due to the fact that the marathon is in 40 DAYS ***AHHHHHHH*** I had to modify my Hansons' program, again to maximize results. I cut out week 12 from the program and as I move on to week 13, the easy run to start the week was another eight miler. That is right, in three days I have run 32 miles. Which doesn't seem like much for marathon training, but when I did a total of 58.53 miles this past week, it is a lot.
I ran the first three miles on a route I knew but then decided to take a different turn to run the last mile before turning around to go home. I found a new road -- read: new scenery and good sidewalk -- that I will certainly be going back to. It was a really hard run at my desired pace, but I kept putting one foot in front of the other in hopes that even sore muscle memory would do the trick. I was right, muscle memory helped this kid out today. As I listen to the Grateful Dead writing this post and reflect on the day, even though I was no where close to my goal easy pace, I am still really happy with how the run went. It was hard and took 1:21 -- an average pace of 10:13 -- with 3:50 of rest time (those damn traffic lights), but I didn't quit and mentally I was very strong. I know it doesn't seem like it with the pacing, but having the last .5 miles be uphill and ending on a high note made it worth it. Tomorrow is another strength workout on the treadmill, meaning it is another day to get better, faster and stronger!!
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Megan FloodMegan is 29 and a 14-time marathoner. She is hoping to Boston Qualify one day. She doesn't know exactly how this blogging will go, but she is giving it her best shot! Archives
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