Last long run of the year!

Wow! I can't believe today was my last long run and by far it was the most challenging. Even though it was a 3:40 run I was challenged by running on the snow the entire time. It was so cold that the water in my bottle froze! Also, I was not running on the greenbelt but on Burley's streets. It was a good run and survived it. I took a 15 minute walk afterwards. I drank plenty of fluids two days prior to the run and today I am continuing on drinking lots of water. My body is in pain, but that is normal. I look forward to my recovery run for tomorrow. Well, I am done with the last long run for the year and I have a few more runs before the big day! Once again thanks to all for your encouragement!

Run on 12/20 & 12/21

Yesterday's run was good. I was instructed to run 10 miles. So, instead of going to Barber Park first I started from the end and then went to Barber Park back to JD. I thought I knew where the start line was at, but I took a little detour. Ay! Mari. Due to the detours I ended up running 11.6 miles. For some reason I felt my run long but I guess it was a different since I was running through snow and I felt myself a little more tired. There was a few places where it was covered with snow for a couple of miles and that seemed to take a toll on me. When I was running on little snow or no snow I could feel a difference. I felt a little soar but nothing major. I did get a pain on my right calf but I think it was due to not stretching enough. Overall the run was great!

Today's run was good. My cousin is conditioning for soccer so we were able to run together. Once again I did feel my calf's very tight especially my right calf. When we were done we had a good stretch. This was definitely a run where it was, "in with the good, out with the bad!"

So, it's less than a month away from my marathon and I am excited. I am noticing that my body is a lot more tired and now more than ever I can feel that my body needs plenty of water and rest. I have been good about listening to my body in making sure I get the fluids and rest that it needs.

Coaches thanks for all of your tips and encouragement! Team - you are ALWAYS a pleasure to be with. THANKS!!!

12 Miler

Well, today Scott and I ran twelve miles. We got our long run done for the weekend! Overall it was good and I am very thankful that Scott ran with me : ) We did our mile warm up then stretched and we were off to complete our goal. Our goal pace was 9:15-9:30 and on an average we did about 9:30-10:00 for miles 1-9.5. There was times we were going a lot faster. The last 2.5 miles were stragglers. My right knee started to hurt on mile 10 or 10.5 and I couldn't run so we stopped and walked for a while. After I felt better we picked it up. The pain did go away but we decided to take it ssllooww! We were doing 12-15 minutes. We completed the run with no injuries and had a good stretch (boy, did I NEED it)! I came home and showered and will relax for the remainder of the night and of course drink plenty of water. Okay, I know it has been a LONG time since I last blogged so I need to get back into it...no excuses! Once again, Coaches and Team thank you very very much for all of your support and encouragement! You are all great and I appreciate your help, honesty and friendship. Coaches have a great trip and fyi I won't be running with the group on Tuesday and Thursday but will be there Saturday morning. I have asked Monica to update me with a running schedule for this week. Okay, gracias!