My Running

The past few days, I have taken my marathon training for next weekend very seriously so that I do not completely embarrass myself. In Loop the Lake, I am hoping to finish the distance and enjoy being with my people and doing something that I love. Nevertheless, I am planning on using this marathon as training for racing later in the year. These next few months of running are the baby steps to racing again! Here is what the past few days have looked like mileage wise for this lady.

Thursday

  • 5 miles of speed work on hills.

Friday

  • 10 miles of hills! 3 mile warm up, 5 miles at tempo, 2 mile cool down.

Saturday

  • 20 miles in my typical five mile loop of hills on repeat.

On my run, I loved seeing all the fall foliage and listening to music. On my playlist today, it was all AC/DC, Janice Joplin, and Elvis because I just watched the new movie. I usually never race with music, but since I am running for pleasure next weekend I may just end up breaking my rule and run with headphones in. The last time I did the Mount Desert Island Marathon, I did not even run with my phone on me. Tomorrow, I am hoping to run 20 miles again, we shall see!