That's right--12 days until I run my second marathon. I had a 16-mile run last night, and it actually went fairly well. My shins were bothering me for the first few miles, but they got better after that. Good thing too, 'cause running 16 miles with shin splints ain't fun. Heck, it might not even be possible. Ha.
I ran two miles tonight--and that went well also. Fortunately my training's been at its peak for a while now, and with the marathon two weeks away, it looks like I'll be all right. Come to think of it, I'm really looking forward to this marathon. Coastline run, bands at every mile, a sweet surfboard medal--I can dig it!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
35 Days!
Remember when I signed up to run another marathon, despite the fact that I didn't have the time to train for one?
Well, that time was last fall. Going into it, I thought, No worries. I totally have time to train for a marathon. And then I got further into the semester... and WAM! Before I knew it, I'd missed nine out of the last ten Saturday morning training runs with the marathon team. The best (or worst, depending on how you look at it) part is... I've already paid a pretty considerable amount of money to run the marathon, and there's no way I'm getting my money back at this point.
Long story short, I've been training for this marathon. It's called the Surf City Marathon in Huntington Beach, California. 5:30 a.m. Super Bowl Sunday. Heck yes.
Unfortunately, I got sick for about five weeks throughout November and part of December, so my training took a big hit from that one. Then there were some injuries, and other miscellaneous stuff that tried getting in my way. However, I'm still excited to run this marathon, and I've been running pretty solidly for the last few weeks.
With 35 days left... we'll see how it goes!
Well, that time was last fall. Going into it, I thought, No worries. I totally have time to train for a marathon. And then I got further into the semester... and WAM! Before I knew it, I'd missed nine out of the last ten Saturday morning training runs with the marathon team. The best (or worst, depending on how you look at it) part is... I've already paid a pretty considerable amount of money to run the marathon, and there's no way I'm getting my money back at this point.
Long story short, I've been training for this marathon. It's called the Surf City Marathon in Huntington Beach, California. 5:30 a.m. Super Bowl Sunday. Heck yes.
Unfortunately, I got sick for about five weeks throughout November and part of December, so my training took a big hit from that one. Then there were some injuries, and other miscellaneous stuff that tried getting in my way. However, I'm still excited to run this marathon, and I've been running pretty solidly for the last few weeks.
With 35 days left... we'll see how it goes!
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