Helen is in South Africa this week to run a race (in which she kicked ass, by the way), I have a ton of work to get done this weekend for one of my Ink Plant clients, and I was just plain tired from a long week, so I had absolutely no plans for my [...]
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Thanks to yet another big snowstorm, NYC schools were closed yesterday which meant that Helen and I were able to head out for an afternoon run during my lunch break. (I still had to work; one of the few bummers about being able to work from home is that you never get snow days…) [...] 57 miles in 3 days. That’s my plan for the weekend. And I’m 2/3 of the way there. Early in the week, I decided that I’d do double 20’s this weekend since it was my last chance before having to start the taper for the HMRRC Winter Marathon. I was a little worried [...] On the running front, this week has been less than stellar. It started well, but went to shit when I decided to race the mile up at the Armory. Thanks to that, I finished with less than 47 miles for the week. Not where I need to be 6 weeks out from [...] I’ve never been less concerned about not hitting a race goal. I planned to run yesterday’s 15K in Central Park in under an hour but ended up with a 1:00:23 instead. I just shrugged and said, “It wasn’t meant to be today.” And then I was fine with it. I found Antonio, grabbed [...] I ended up with 75.9 miles this week, my highest weekly total yet. I’m sure someday (soon), I’ll look back and chuckle about 75 miles seeming like a big deal, but right now it does seem like a big deal. It’s exciting. It’s a move in the right direction. And, even though I’m definitely feeling [...] I wish more days were like today. This morning started off just about as good as they get. And from there, it just kept rolling. Nearing 8 o’clock, I found myself lined up and ready to race in Central Park. My nerves were so bad that I was in serious physical pain, but [...] Today was my last real workout before the big event. I found the idea of a “dress rehearsal” in a taper guide I’ve been following and really liked the idea. It was a chance to check and make sure that everything was as it should be. For the most part, it is. I [...] It’s crazy how you never know when a good run is going to show up. About halfway through Tuesday, I succumbed to some nasty little virus and ever since, I’ve felt like absolute dogshit. I stayed home from the office yesterday and today, saw the doctor, drank two half-gallon jugs of Odwalla Superfood, [...] My return to speedwork this morning was less than stellar. I met up with Antonio and we jogged down to Central Park, both of us feeling lethargic and slow. We decided to continue the jog up Harlem Hill and saved the first of three 1-mile repeats until two miles into our run. [...] |
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