Long Run

Today, I ran almost 18 miles and a week out from donating blood. Making the decision to donate blood last week, in terms of running I thought I would be recovered before November if I have a marathon to race. So, I biked over after teaching summer camp out in Baltimore Woods all the way over to the fire department after work. Now, I can cross it off of my list. I totally needed a week to recover before doing a long run. My three huge hills on my long run today went fine, and untimed as I donated blood a week ago. My theme for this week is running through my mileage without timing myself. I am hoping to run every morning, and seeing the sunrise on my second lap. I also want to finish my mileage with an evening run after summer nature camp. The past two weeks, I have counted biking to camp and hiking all day with kiddos as a part of my mileage, but this week I am separating my running mileage and other exercise.

As a marathon runner, I foresee my book being my highlight of the year, but if my world majors happen or a new time standard happen I will love the bonus. It is funny adjusting to covid as a professional athlete, but I am going with the flow!