One minute, I was wondering why I run with such pain and maybe I should stick to 5ks from now on.
The next minute, I was considering a do-over.
Then, I got this email:
I have 2 vacation days to use up.
I have 4 friends who live near West Palm Beach.
I have frequent flyer miles that need to be used…
So guess who’s running this half marathon on December 6?
the course seems to be similar to this half
Can you say impulsive?
Yes. That’s me.
me this Dec!!
So here’s the Plan:
The usual 2-3 days of running 3-4 miles and then on the weekend:
Oct 17- 10k race (6.2 miles)
Oct 24 – 7 miles
Oct 31 – 5K race + 5 miles (8 miles)
Nov 8 – 15K race (9.3 miles)
Nov 14 – 10 miles
Nov 21 – 5k race + 8 miles (11 miles)
Nov 28 or 29 – 12 miles
Dec 6 – 13.1 miles
It all fits, right?
Happy Running! Do you ever register for a race on impulse?
Every Friday, three DC area bloggers Mar at Mar On the Run, Cynthia at You Signed Up For What?! and Courtney from Eat Pray Run, DC to host the Friday Five linkup. Anyone can join with their own Friday Five post (yes, it must be a Friday Five!!) They encourage you to visit other blogs on the linkup, comment, share and engage!
This week’s theme is Favorite Fall Foods
1. Pumpkin anything
Here are some of my recent purchases:
And I’ve lost count of how many of these, I’ve drunk:
So I’m linking up today with Amanda for Thinking Out Loud Thursday.
Here’s what I’m thinking today…
About my last race. Don’t you always do that after a race that didn’t go well?
So it wasn’t just me!
Wow if you read FB, you’ll see what I mean:
Worst and most unorganized 1/2 marathon I have ever participated in Rock N Roll or otherwise.
the race started 30 minutes late. which was great. ONLY because it gave me 30 extra minutes to stand in line for one of the 20 bathrooms available in the corrals. seriously. 20. for 20,000 people? waited in line for the toilets for well over an hour. and for a race that calls itself rock and roll – the amount of music on the course was disappointing. because there was NO music on the course. the route itself was okay, but not nearly as much fun as the brooklyn half. all in all. poor organization, lack of toilets and the absence of music will more than likely keep me away. for $100 i was expecting better.
Sucked
I also felt it was badly organized and very uneventful. Not enough bathrooms, boring route, a mess at the corrals.
The race seemed badly organized. The expo was extremely disappointing. My timing was very off I waited almost 40 minutes to start and my time reflects it?? Our parking was cancelled the day before despite the fact that we had purchased it weeks in advance.
This race started off on a bad foot when Thursday night my parking was cancelled even though it was booked weeks ago. I was told they oversold spots by 250. How does that even happen!? This race started off late and was so over crowded with little direction, next to no signage and what 20 potties at the start?! For the money, I highly doubt I will ever do another RNR race.
Don’t judge all RnRs by this one. I have done dozens and this one was by far THE worst and most unorganized race I have attended. This race series has been around long enough, and in so many places there is no excuse for the chaos and lack of a good race that happened today.
I can say without a doubt that from expo to finish, this race had more problems and the poorest runner support that I ever hope to encounter…
You get the picture… I hope they improve things for next year but I won’t be back.
So here’s my take on the weekend:
The Good:
Before and after the race (I got to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and spend time in Coney Island)
Had a successful AirBnB experience
Got to practice my French
No transportation problems (subways, buses and cabs, all on time)
Never got lost (and my first time in Brooklyn)
GREAT WEATHER
Packed appropriately and light enough to carry my bag
Met lots of nice and interesting people
There was a lot of crowd support and saw lots of funny signs.
I didn’t need the restroom before or during the race.
The park was nice to run through at the end.
It was pretty flat (until the end)
lots of water on the course
GU at 2 or 3 water stops
No blisters!
No injuries (back pain went away)
Finished strong after almost quitting (due to pain)
I completed my 15th half marathon
It wasn’t my slowest (#8 out of 15)
met a former student after the race
The Bad:
disappointing expo
not enough porta potties before the race
too much walking before I even started the race
the race started late
LOWER BACK PAIN
mentally giving up once I couldn’t finish at goal time.
No music on the course (It is a Roll N Roll event, right?)
mile markers were off (sometimes my Garmin beeped very early and sometimes very late)
long hill at mile 12
Not enough photographers (Not that I would but the photos but I only had 2 taken in the same stop and none crossing the finish line)
Pathetic refreshments (not even bagels – it’s NYC!)
would have been more fun sharing this race experience with someone else (first race not staying with a friend or meeting a friend at the race)
What wouldn’t I do differently:
long training runs – I think I completed the distances (6 through 12 miles) and prepared as well as I did for my 2:09 finish
5k & 10k races during training – I enjoy racing too much to give it up
staying in an AirBnB – it worked out and I didn’t spend a lot of money on a hotel room where I would have spent little time
lots of walking the day before – it may have been dumb but I wanted to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge (no one wants to do that with potentially blistered feet)
racing attire – just perfect – I wasn’t hot or cold during the race
What maybe I should have done differently:
take a train rather than a bus to NYC – it bothered my back but the cost was $80 vs $10 (Nah, I would take the bus again!)
get rid of my bag rather than carrying it – this may have hurt my back but the logistics didn’t work out to do so
eat more the day before – I wasn’t hungry and it wasn’t convenient but I usually have pasta or pizza and I had neither.
run at a faster pace the first half of the race – It has worked for me in the past
not walk every mile – usually water stops are spaced out more and it wasn’t warm so I didn’t really need to walk
not wear Hokas – I have never raced in them though I have worn them to train which isn’t the same
run with the pacer – I didn’t want to start that far back but I think it would have helped.
have a more realistic goal- maybe I can’t run any faster (at my age)
There you have it.
One never knows what will happen on race day. I don’t regret running this race (though maybe I should have waited until next year to run this particular race?)
I did go to my Turkey Trot training group run on Monday night. No back pain. My legs were fine. No residual effects at all.
I have another race this Saturday – a 10K. I ran it last year (when I was speedier) and finished this hilly course in the rain at 58:28 (But I think they changed the course again.)
last year
I would feel good if I had a strong race (maybe under 60 minutes!!)
Happy Running! Do you over analyze each race, especially when you don’t meet your goal? Do you hesitate to run inaugural races? What are you thinking about today?
Every Wednesday, the Deb from Deb Runs will be providing a word about which to blog. Kind of like a nice little blog prompt. Posts can be fitness or health related, but don’t have to be, so really anyone can play along. Just be sure to link up with InLinkz on Deb’s main post, and share the love by reading and commenting on other’s participant’s posts.
This week’s Word is ADJUST
I wasn’t going to post today because I already did but this word just is so appropriate.
As runners, we have to ADJUST.
Adjust our running because of family, friend or work commitments.
Sometimes I’ve had to change the time of a run or miss a run. It’s not the end of the world. Other things can be more important than running.
had to cut short my run to go to my mil’s 90th birthday party
Adjust our running because of the weather.
It’s snowing or raining so we run slowly or indoors.
have to run slower when it is sleeting
And then there’s the clothes. You thought it would be warmer. Or you thought it would be colder.
One day’s it’s 80 and then it’s 40! I was cold!
Adjust our running to run with a group or another runner.
Sometimes, in a group, I struggle to run faster.
speedy turkey trot running partners
And then you run with a friend who is much slower. But you adjust because it is more important to have their company.
love running wth Judy!
Adjust our running because of race conditions (ice, snow, hills, etc.)
lots of hills at the beginning of this race
monsoon rain – an adjustment, for sure,
Adjust our running due to injuries.
We all get injured. Sometimes we run while recovering and have to adjust. Sometimes those injuries pop up in the middle of a race.
foot pain slowed me down in this race
stress fracture in my foot is making me adjust my pace
Adjust our goals due to any of the above.
We may have a goal to PR but the course is hilly or the weather is lousy. Or even worse, we are injured!
just happen to finish (post broken foot)
Happy Running! How have you had to adjust your running?
Well, it seemed like it would never get here but it did.
all packed – never thought I could fit it all in this small bag!!
I left very early Friday morning by bus. I arrived in NYC and decided that since it was a beautiful warm day I would walk from Manhattan to Brooklyn. That means I took the subway to the bridge and walked over it. (That meant I had to carry the bag pictured above.)
Brooklyn Bridge Park in Manhattan
It was so awesome and worth every step.
The views were breathtaking.
It was getting late so I quickly hopped a bus to get to the apartment that I rented thru AirBnB.
it was very clean & comfortable – even had Netflix
As you can see from the pictures, it was pretty nice and my host Sylvie was great.
She was French and didn’t speak much English so as a former French teacher I got to practice my French with her. Loved it!!!
After she left for work, I quickly hopped onto a subway to get to the expo.
I got my bib & tech shirt.
It was one of the worst expos I’ve ever attended. There was nothing there. So I wound up getting a shirt (only cuz I got $10 off by test driving a Toyota) and having something to eat. Got to Carbload, right?
it’s a tank & I liked that it had the race route on it – but it still cost too much
Maple grilled cheese & free beer
When I was done with the expo, I still had time to kill so I hopped another subway and took a ride to Prospect Park. (I met a nice girl on the train who was from Mexico, a triathloner and planning to run the Great Wall of China Marathon.)
And I just sat on the bench in the sun watching the bikers and runners go by. It was heavenly.
Finally it was time to head back to the apartment and I arrived just as a thunderstorm hit.
too many steps the day before a half marathon???
Happily the rain had stopped by the next morning but it was a lot cooler. I got up at the crack of dawn (I couldn’t sleep anyway), had my oatmeal and tea and called a cab to get to the race start. (I didn’t want to deal with buses and subways in the dark.)
I arrived around 6 am with no problems.
arriving at the plaza with the other lost souls
But here’s where running an inaugural race is not a good idea. (I seem to have a knack for picking them. It’s my 5th – Lake George, Fall Foliage, Love Run, Saratoga).
It was VERY poorly planned and so unorganized. A lot of inaccurate information given out, if any.
I heard that they overbooked the parking lots so people had nowhere to park and had to miss the race.
There were no signs and thousands of runners aimlessly wandering around.
I took a cab to Grand Army Plaza per directions but then had to walk a mile to gear check (I had lots of keys and a jacket to check.) I finally found a long row of 25 trucks labeled alphabetically (starting with Z – I had to walk to the 3rd from the beginning since my last name begins with Ca.)
Then we had to figure out how to get to security to enter the corrals. You guessed it. Another mile walk. After passing through airport like security, you had to walk to arrive at corral 20. I was in corral 10. Believe it or not, there were 4 porta potties for each 4 corrals!! That means 16 porta potties for 16,500 runners. (Good thing the 27,000 projected runners didn’t sign up. I also heard that it was so backed up that they let runners in without going through security – how comforting!)
The porta potty lines were miles long. I kept walking until I got to my corral and waited online for a while. But it was almost 7 am so I got off the line (Luckily I didn’t have to go that bad. many runners waited in a line over an hour.)
I moved up to stay warm and ended up standing with runners in corral 7. And we waited and we waited and we waited. I guess the roads weren’t cleared so the race started a half hour late. I was freezing. At least I had my DIY arm warmers on and a throw away long sleeved shirt but my teeth were chattering i was so cold.
waiting for my corral to go
Eventually, it was time to move. It took about 15 more minutes for my corral to pass the starting line.
It was very crowded, of course, and very hard to get going. You had to weave in and out. First, my shoe which was double knotted got untied. (A bad omen, I guess.)
But at least, it was warming up outside. Next I ditched my throw away shirt. By mile 2, I had also thrown away my arm warmers. It was sunny but there was a nice breeze which kept you cool.
The best thing about the race was the PERFECT weather. (All that worrying for nothing.)
I think early in the race – not sure – didn’t see many photographers
My plan for the race was to race the first half conservatively. I always crash and burn. To do this, I would walk through ALL the water stops and have Gu at mile 4, 8 and 12. (I wasn’t hungry and only had one at mile 5 and 10 but did drink water at every stop.)
That’s one good thing (and maybe the only) about the race. There were water stops at every mile. Toward the end, they even gave out GU.
As you can see from the map below, the race started with was an out and back running through Brooklyn Heights. I liked seeing the other runners ahead and behind me.
Next came running along Flatbush Ave and then on Ocean Ave for a very long time.
You would think that for a Rock N Roll race, there would be music – NOPE. Just one lonely guitar player.
Things were going well until the turn around. My feet did not hurt (a miracle). My even pace kept a 2:15 finish in sight. (That was my real goal. No delusional PR hopes)
Then around mile 8-9, things started going south. My lower back started to ache. It bothers me when I sit too long but never while running. (Usually it’s my upper back & shoulders if I am tense.)
The pain got worse. I was running and massaging my back at the same time. My pace got slower and my water walks longer.
At mile 10, I saw the 2:15 pacer go by and mentally, I think I gave up.
This was also when I met the first big hill. I ran up most of it because I was looking forward to running in the park.
The park was the nicest part of the course. I would have enjoyed it more, of course, if I was in pain. There was even a small band.
Then came mile 12….the very long unending hill. I just walked most of this mile. My back hurt so much that I thought for a second about quitting.
But I forced myself to run despite the pain. I told myself that there was no way I was finishing slower than 2:30.
heading to the finish line & happy
And I didn’t 🙂
hill near the end – ugh!
If you want to run the course virtually, watch it here:
After I got my medal, I found some chocolate milk. There were also bananas and power bars. That’s it. Food fail!
thousands of finishers in a field
I took my obligatory medal pic.
Believe it or not, I then bumped into a student that I taught 20 years ago.
We chatted for a long time and then I went to search for my checked gear. I skipped the free beer and decided to find my way out of the park and to a subway.
I asked runners but no one seemed to really know so I just followed the crowd.
What was interesting was that it was after 12 pm and there were still runners out there. They were all happy. It put it all into perspective. I didn’t finish in my goal time but I did run 13.1 miles!!
I’m not going to analyze what I did and should have done in the race. I’ll leave that to a later post.
It ended up being a mile walk to the subway. But it was cool being on the subway and everyone is wearing their medals.
After changing my clothes and packing up, I decided that it was a beautiful day and I was going to spend it outside. So I took the subway to Coney Island.
I had never been and it was great.
I walked along the Boardwalk.
strolled along the beach
sat in the sun and relaxed
Of course, I had to eat…
I wasn’t hungry but you just have to if you’re in Coney Island
homemade gelato …pumpkin spice, of course
Finally, it was time to head back to Manhattan to catch a bus home.
I think this is a record high – 8 miles in addition to the race
It definitely was an experience to remember.
After 28 miles in 2 days, I did rest on Sunday.
boating with my hubby and friends on Lake George – no talk about running or races…)
I’m linking this one up with Jessica at The Silvah Lining–she hosts a Race Recap linkup every Tuesday. Please head over and linkup a race recap you’ve written, new or old. And check out some of the other posts!
Happy Running! Did you race this past weekend? Ever have a race that’s hyped but disappoints?
Even if I weren’t a SkirtSports Ambassador Captain, I would say that the Gym Girl Ultra is my favorite skirt.
I have tried other brands, this one keeps coming out on top.
Here’s why:
It is practical.
It has 2 pockets – one on each side. They are hidden under the skirt. And they are big enough to fit your phone, key, fuel, etc.
lots of stuff for a half marathon hidden in those pockets here.
Plus, if you like to listen to music on the run, there is music port that allows you to run your headphone cord from your skirt pocket.
It is comfortable.
It’s long enough to cover but not too long. I am 5’4″ and it’s perfect on me (It is about 13.5″ long in the front and 14.5″ in the back.) The shorts (which are about 5″ long) don’t ride up and the waist band is tight enough so the skirt doesn’t fall down (even with stuff in the pockets.) No chafing either.
It looks good.
What you look like matters, right? I can’t tell you how many compliments I have gotten on my GGU skirts.
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gray
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escape print
tantrum print
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streak print
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So I’m linking up today with Amanda for Thinking Out Loud Thursday.
October 10, 2015 7:00 am
Every time, I run a half marathon, I like to look back at my previous half marathon races.
I can’t believe that this will be my 15th. And 10th after my ankle surgery. (So Dr. Ortho, I can run again!!)
My first and BEST was the Naples Half Marathon in January of 2011. My goal was just to finish and I did in 2:28:27 (gun time, no chip timing).
I immediately registered for the 1st annual Lake George Half Marathon in April of that year. Unfortunately, I had to run in sleet & freezing rain for 13.1 miles & without my Garmin. My time was 2:22:39 (gun time, no chip timing) and a PR until 2014.
Out with strained Achilles for 6 weeks during the summer of 2011 delayed my training for the Adirondack Half Marathon (so I walked the 2nd half of the race.) I finished in 2:44:59. It was still fun because I was running it with lots of friends.
Again impulsively, I decided to sign up for the inaugural Fall Foliage Half Marathon as a training run. This was my hilliest half but I finished in 2:32:50.
My goal race of that year (2011) was the Santa Clarita Half Marathon that I was running with a friend in California. This time it only poured for half the race and I finished with a disappointing 2:30:12.
After 5 half marathons in 2011, there were NONE in 2012. (The year of the broken ankle & foot stress fracture.)
My next Half Marathon, the First Watch Half Marathon in Sarasota, Fla came in 2013 16 months after serious ankle surgery and 5 months after a foot stress fracture. I was just glad to be running again. The course was beautiful, my friends were waiting at the end and I was happy with my 2:33:59 time.
The Mohawk-Hudson Half Marathon in the fall of 2013 was supposed to be the one where I would be seriously training and hopefully get a PR. Then I broke my foot. With a late start to my training and my weekly miles not what I would have liked, again this half marathon was just “I’ll be happy to finish.” So I did in 2:24:14. I enjoyed it since it was my first half where I slept in my own bed the night before.
For the Love Run Half Marathon in the Spring of 2014, I was injury-free for the whole training but I trained during an awfully cold, snowy winter. Despite running in monsoon rains, I managed to PR at 2:22:35. I made new running friends and we had fun during our weekend in “wet” Philly.
That summer, after running a 10 mile race, I impulsively registered for the Saratoga Springs Half Marathon. This taught me to never run one in the summer. It was very humid & I felt sick so I struggled to a 2:26:00 finish.
Impromptu and free. I registered for the Hangover Half Marathon for New Year’s Day 2014 and ran it as a training run on a cold, windy, lonely, boring course. And it was my fastest at 2:18:33. Go figure?
Training in frigid temps and running in Florida in January I thought would give me problems but the stars were aligned and I had the BEST.HALF.EVER in West Palm Beach. Beautiful weather, awesome scenery, a big PR and age group win. I sprinted to a 2:09:40 finish!!!
I had awesome aspirations for the Asbury Park Half Marathon this past April. But foot pain ended that and I had a disappointing 2:20:18 finish time.
The Vermont City Marathon Relay on Memorial Day weekend was an unplanned race. Although, my finish time of 2:25:24 was slow, I thoroughly enjoyed the race and sharing it with AJH.
The Walkway Half Marathon was my 5th of 2015. I was looking forward to running this inaugural race and especially to seeing this new and highly publicized bridge. I had not trained much since April, overslept and ran without my Garmin so I was not disappointed with my time of 2:25:53. And I enjoyed the course.
Now to my upcoming race…
The Roll N Roll BrooklynHalf Marathon is an inaugural race so there are no race reports to read. I have no idea if it is flat or hilly. (I have heard that Prospect Park has hills but not as bad as Central Park. )
There will be a few first in this race:
First Rock N Roll race
First out of town race not staying near the start (have to get a bus & subway)
First time using Airbnb instead a hotel or a friend’s place
First race with waves
First really big race
First race in NYC
First race wearing Hokas
I’ve been looking forward to this race for a long time and it’s finally here. Look who else is running this race!!
my idol…
Here are my Goals:
A. Finish under 2:18:33 (making it my 2nd fastest Half)
B. Finish Faster than my previous half (under 2:25:53 ) C. Finish under 2 1/2 hours D. Beat my slowest time (under 2:44:59) E. Enjoy the race and Finish uninjured 🙂
And what will I wear?
baseball cap, SkirtSports skirt (Tantrum pattern), Hoka shoes, compression socks, shirt TBD (depends on the weather which seems to get worse everyday.)
anxiously awaiting…
Happy Running! Anyone else running this race? What’s on your mind this Thursday?
Every Wednesday, the Deb from Deb Runs will be providing a word about which to blog. Kind of like a nice little blog prompt. Posts can be fitness or health related, but don’t have to be, so really anyone can play along. Just be sure to link up with InLinkz on Deb’s main post, and share the love by reading and commenting on other’s participant’s posts.
This week’s Word is TENACIOUS.
What is “Tenacious?”
According to the dictionary:
not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action; determined.
I ran this race last year because 2 ladies whom I met at a previous race raved about it.
after last year’s race
I enjoyed it so I signed up again.
Back to last year. This race came when I was running fast like finishing a 5k in 27:xx. So I finished this race in 27:47 and won 1st in my age group.
This year, it’s a different story. I am slower. Maybe it’s my age or my training. Who knows? I walk during my 5ks and my goal is to finish under 30 minutes. If I am very lucky and it’s a flat course, I can finish under 29 minutes.
But as I commented recently, I am running. I am not injured. All is good.
On a weekend where there was good number of local races, I chose to drive 45 minutes to run this race.
According to the website, it is a looped, flat course. Even though I ran it last year, I don’t remember much about the course.
Apparently we quickly switched from summer to fall in a few days.
It was chilly and windy. But at least we didn’t get the hurricane.
I was the crazy person who refuses to wear capris or tights before Thanksgiving.
wearing my peekaboo skirt and top by SkirtSports
I picked up my race packet and was surprised that they had chips for your shoe. I almost forgot to get one. It’s been awhile since I have had to use one.
nice swag – 2 pairs of sunglasses on this cloudy day. too bad we got a cotton t-shirt
I bumped into the 2 older ladies that I see at most races that I run. (They are now in the 65-69 AG). We chatted for awhile before the race. I also met some older gentlemen who were very talkative.
Finally I spotted Sue who had recommended this race. (Her Connecticut friend Ilsa couldn’t come.) We started together and she’s my competition (but she hasn’t been racing much.)
I should say that I was very cold. My neck, my hands… my whole body. I couldn’t wait to get started. I shoudl have started closer to the front since this race was using chips but I was talking instead of paying attention.
Unfortunately, the first mile was running into the wind…I felt like I was barely moving forward at times. It was a battle and I think the wind won. My first mile which is my fastest was not great.
The rest of the race was run around the neighborhood with quite a few turns.
I was so cold that I didn’t want to stop at any of the water stops.
I just wanted to be done.
I actually didn’t feel the need to stop. I was not tired or out of breath as usual. I was just not giving it everything I had.
I think that I was nervous about getting hurt before my half marathon that is in one week. I didn’t want to ruin what for 12 weeks I had trained for.
So heading to the finish line, we were so lucky to be running into that wind again! UGH!
When I saw the clock, I wasn’t surprised that I wasn’t close to a PR but I did want to finish under 28 minutes.
But I had nothing left and finished at 28:01.
Though it wasn’t the time that I had run this course last year (27:47) but it was faster than I’ve run a 5k in months.
I was happy and glad to get inside out of the cold.
Inside there was pizza, bagels, fruit, etc. I ate and waited with my friends for the awards. I won 1st last year but if you look below, you’ll see that there was a very fast runner who is now in my age group and wasn’t last year- DARN!
I didn’t win any raffle prizes but I did win 2nd.
Since they gave the awards starting with us “older” runners, I was able to head out to continue my running.
As always, I enjoyed my race and plan to run this one again next year.
8 miles was on the schedule. So I stopped on the way home to add 5 more.
still green – late color change in the NE
This time I decided to run on the Mohawk Towpath Byway.
I was still cold so I added a tee shirt over my long sleeved shirt.
I was definitely tired. This always happens when I run a race for my first few miles.
But I just walked and ran and got the miles in.
I wasn’t paying attention and ran too far.
So I ended up with 6 more sloooow miles.
And my last long run is done!! YAY!
I’m linking this one up with Jessica at The Silvah Lining–she hosts a Race Recap linkup every Tuesday. Please head over and linkup a race recap you’ve written, new or old. And check out some of the other posts!
Monday– I squeezed to in a walk at work and then after work, went to my 2nd Troy Turkey Trot training group run. (I had skipped Saturday.) It felt tougher this week than last. Holly was too fast to catch so I ran by myself. I had to walk many times on the hills of Prospect Park.
Tuesday – Just a work day, my lunchtime walk was rained out and no tennis this week. Had to get my steps in by grocery shopping.
Wednesday – I squeezed in a short run on the treadmill at work. (It was pouring out so I couldn’t run outside.) I wasn’t sure if I would make it to the STEM group run/walk on time after work. It’s a Couch to 5k program for survivors of domestic violence. But I could have since this new group is closer. It stopped raining 🙂 And actually, this fall, I am just running with one lady, Kelly, and her basement got flooded so she cancelled at the last minute. Since I was already dressed, I ran 2.5 more miles. After that run, I went out to dinner with my tennis friends.
2 miles of torture
2.5 miles near work
great dinner & great company
Thursday – A busy work day but managed a walk around campus at lunch and then a run after work with Judy.
feeling like Fall
stopped at Trader Joe’s on the way home …pumpkin pumpkin everywhere you look
Friday – Another work day, with a lunch time walk and a few games of mah jongg in the evening (and I won twice!!)
Saturday – Started the day with a cold & windy 5k and then drove to run 6 more for my last long run before the half.
not a PR but No Walking for a 28:01 finish and 2nd in my AG
still chilly & cloudy at the Mohawk Towpath Byway
Sunday – Today 12 of us went to NYC. We took the bus down, walked the High Line and then had lunch in Chelsea. After lunch we went to see the show Beautiful (Carole King story) on Broadway. Afterwards, we had dinner and took the train home – long but fun day (8 miles of walking!)
19 miles for the week with only 3 rest days and 4 days of running. Half Marathon is one week away!!! Time to get nervous!
This Week: (Week #11 of HM training)
Monday- 3 mile run (with the Turkey Trot Training group), mall walk with my BFF
Tuesday – tennis
Wednesday – 3 mile run beforework, volunteer walk/run with STEM group
Thursday – rest
Friday – rest, bus to NYC, subway to Brooklyn, expo, etc.
Saturday – 13.1 miles!! recovery walk around NYC, bus home
Sunday – rest, last day of boating or spectating the local marathon??
My First 5K and More... 