So much training (and fundraising), so little time. Good news, though: I've definitely turned a corner with my training, and I'm feeling REALLY good about where I'm at. I'm consistently getting faster and stronger, and on Saturday, we got thisclose to 10 miles. Our TNT coach is always looking for a way to challenge the small group of marathoners on our team--this week, the method was "creative rounding". On the schedule for Saturday's long run: 9 miles. We're ramping up the mileage about a mile a week, and since my race is three weeks after everyone else's (San Diego at the beginning of June), I'm actually ahead of my own training schedule by a week. Our coach planned a great route around Manchester--down by the minor-league baseball stadium, over a footbridge across the Merrimack River, around some of the more historic areas of the Queen City (I'm still not sure why it's called that - ideas are welcome). It felt a little long, but we kept going, and I even picked up the pace a bit for the last two miles or so. When we got back, the GPS read 9.91 miles! (I should have run around the college campus where we meet to make it an even ten!)
Today FINALLY brought the weather we can expect during spring (one of my favorite times of year in New England) - sunny, low 50's, beautiful. Especially after the washout last weekend, I was ready to get outside and go hard. My goal was to run 800-meter repeats (2 laps on a track) in about 3:40 - which, according to various race calculators I've found, gets me to a three-and-a-half-hour marathon (my current goal). I went under that and then some: 3:25, 3:33, 3:28, 3:21! That and a jog to and from the track, and I logged a little over 5 miles--a good day indeed!
Stay tuned for a fundraising update!
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