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Second Long Run of Marathon Training
The training for this marathon has proved to be the most different than the other three I have run. This time around with two kids, full time job, and life as a wife I realize that you just do what you do and move on rather than spend time dwelling. This doesn’t mean that I don’t have goals. It just means that instead of worrying that I didn’t have the perfect route or time or whatnot I think of what Pinkalicious’ mom says in the book “You get what you get and you don’t get upset.”
Here is the breakdown of my training partner’s and I second long run.
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Split
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Time
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Distance
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Avg Pace
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|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | 1:41:51.7 | 9.00 | 11:19 |
| 1 | 10:56.7 | 1.00 | 10:57 |
| 2 | 10:47.3 | 1.00 | 10:47 |
| 3 | 11:11.2 | 1.00 | 11:11 |
| 4 | 11:23.8 | 1.00 | 11:23 |
| 5 | 11:23.0 | 1.00 | 11:23 |
| 6 | 11:17.3 | 1.00 | 11:17 |
| 7 | 11:22.6 | 1.00 | 11:23 |
| 8 | 11:41.5 | 1.00 | 11:42 |
| 9 | 11:48.4 | 1.00 | 11:50 |
We are heading out this week for 11 miles. My goal as we continue this quest and move forward is that we work towards negative splits. Like always, I want to work on warming up to my run and really picking the pace up as we go. I am trying to figure out how we can start out a little slower this weekend when there are two of us and we definitely have different internal pacing guides, etc. What I am trying to do on my treadmill runs is increase the speed (rate) just a little bit (a .1) every minute or two minutes so that I can feel what it is like to go just a little faster and then go back to a baseline to see what it feels like to go slow and then repeat. I am sure there is a technical running term for that. For me, it is also a little bit of a game to keep me sane while running like a gerbil in place, especially when I do silly things like leave my music and water bottle at home.
At least I have met part of my goal this week, run #1 of 3 miles done as of yesterday.
Here is the whole week in preview:
- Monday — 3 miler — DONE.
- Thursday — 3 miler
- Friday — 6 miles
- Saturday — 11 miles
- Sunday — REST
- Monday — Start again
Four runs per weeks seems to be doable as of this point. We shall see how it all goes.
Now, off to wake the family!
Happy Running!
10 Things I Love About Running
runchat asked folks to talk about the ten reasons they love running. Here are my ten reasons why I love running (in no particular order):
- How strong I feel when I am out there. It is as if I could take on the world.
- The gear. I admit it. I like getting new shoes, new apparel, etc.
- The friendships I have made through running. New friends plus the friends I have who run we have become closer.
- The happier I am (and more balanced) when I run.
- Seeing my kids on the sidelines during a race. When they cheer me on, I could be a world famous marathoner, but luckily I am just their mom.
- Sweating. I like feeling as if I have accomplished something because of the brine on me.
- That I taught myself how to do it even if I was that kid in high school who threw up after one time around the track.
- Refreshments after the run. Enjoying them with friends is wonderful.
- Commaradrie I feel with fellow runners even if I don’t know them.
- Me time to come up with the best lesson plans, ideas for dinner, home improvement plans, etc.
Although I never thought I would love running or admit it publicly in life, I do. I really do!
