And with the end of week 16, there’s only 7 days to go. And yet, I’m still waiting for the freak out.
If you were reading this blog when I was training for San Francisco then you may remember that I was hot mess for the entire month of July leading to the race. I was breaking things, tripping, my heart rate was spiking all the time and I was having panic attacks. So far, that hasn’t happened yet. I am sure it will happen at one point and time. I mean I have leg issues, doubts and oh, according to my app, I am supposed to be on my period. Thanks Mother Nature. 😒 But until then the penny is still in the air.
So let’s get to last week. I was still giving my leg some space so my mileage is once again super low. I also came to an interesting theory- which may be me grasping at straws but hey plot twist- last minute shoe change! Because that seems like a great idea right?
Monday- 1.12 miles/ PT exercises So this was not supposed to be this short but I was having a big wardrobe malfunction. My pants kept sliding down. I don’t mean they needed a slight adjustment, I mean they falling down and taking my underwear with them. 😛 After the 5th time in the space of a mile, I gave up. It may be time to retire those crops. Except when it came time to do laundry- I washed them instead of tossing them.
Tuesday- PT exercises I had a super early DR appointment so it seemed like a very long day.
Wednesday- 3.11 miles/ PT exercises I was dressed much more appropriately. This run went pretty well. Maybe too well as I ran too fast. Why do I keep doing that?? I mean what business do I have running a 9 minute mile this close to race day? This isn’t 3 years ago! That’s now how I roll these days. But it was kind of fun.
Thursday- PT exercises I am sure something else happened but I can’t remember what.
Friday- PT Exercises Who am I???? But my leg was feeling better so yay!
Saturday- Nada I had planned on running in the morning as I was volunteering at a silent auction for Habitat for Humanity that evening. However my mother and I had talked about doing an 8 mile trail on Sunday instead so I passed on the run and got a little more sleep and ran some errands before heading to the SLO Airport for my shift. Where I proceeded to get lost trying to figure out where to park. A couple hours into my shift, I knew boots were a very bad idea. Bad idea. After 6 hours of that, I was fried. I let my mother know that the trail was no longer likely.
Sunday- 5.29 miles The trail might have been cooler. Instead I headed out in the afternoon and it was around 86*. Yeah, I’m not acclimated yet. It was a little rough. Plus, once again I had moments where I was running too fast. Stupid. Trust me, the warmth got to me and I slowed way down. Wanted more miles but I was beat.
9.53 miles for week. I miscounted! I really meant to at least be over 10 miles but I screwed up the math. How do I do that with only 3 runs?? Oops.
7 days people. 7 days.
How was your week?
well, it is taper time 🙂 and yay that the leg is feeling better!!!
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Fingers crossed! The shoe change gave me some shin tightness so we’ll see how it goes in my short runs this week. 🙂
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Big Sur has been on my bucket list for years (and didn’t work out this year, again), so I’m jealous that you’re doing it! Just pop some Aleve and bring some waterproof materials if Mother Nature tries to interfere ☺
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Right now I am worried about the wind. And my leg. And trying not to think about it. If that makes sense. 🙂
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I’ve been having that problem with my pants and capris lately too – definitely a fast way to ruin a run!
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Right? I felt like I was going flash the other people at the lake!
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Yes I unfortunately combined the bad pants with a run on the busiest road😣😖
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I’m training for the San Francisco marathon this year. I went back and read your race report – any tips or suggestions looking back, especially now that you’ve trained for more races since then? I’m excited and anxious- it will be my first marathon!
Good luck at Big Sur! That one is on my run bucket list as well!
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Your first- yay good luck and have fun! Try to enjoy the sights but be prepared for a few hills. What I wasn’t ready for was how wet the bridge was- no one warned me it got so slippery in dense fog. I also didn’t realize that Golden Gate Park would drive me batty. I swear we in the park for like 7 miles- I just wanted out. Also the back half is much flatter.
Have fun!
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Thanks!! I’ve been reading race reports from previous years and others have noted the the slippery bridge! I would have had no idea. Thanks for the tips! 🙂
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