For the first time over the past 16 weeks, I had zero issues in terms of training. I hit every single goal. I was motivated. I had energy. I X'd through every item on my training plan...this was the first time in a long time that I did not have any skip days. I am pretty happy about that!!
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| That last week...pretty proud of those X's |
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| 8 miles near the place I saw my first soccer game.. |
I think not getting my 18 miles last week gave me the extra kick I needed. Work was insanely busy and even though I was exhausted...I pushed myself to get to the gym anyway. It helped. There is no time for slacking now...race day is less than 4 weeks away. Before my 8 miles on Saturday, I tried something different. On Friday night, I was really hungry. So (while hydrating of course) I decided to eat a bunch of carbs. I usually don't do this because I'm always worried about my blood sugar being too high the next morning which would make doing a long walk/run more challenging. Plus...it makes me really tired...so getting up early is harder too. Much to my surprise...I woke up feeling pretty good. My blood sugar was higher than I wanted it to be...but I felt energized...so I decided to just go for it. It was only 8 miles...it would be a good test. The truth is...it was my best walk/run ever. I felt fantastic. I had so much energy. I had no pain. I didn't have to pop any lifesavers. When I got my 8 miles...I felt like I could do many, many more. By the time I got back to my car...I had 9.5 miles...and I was beaming. I'm sure the perfect weather helped too. So carb loading...maybe I will give it another whirl on Friday night. I have 20 miles to get on Saturday...that will be the end of Week 17...and the longest distance I will travel before the marathon. I remember when I first started this training plan...looking at that last page...seeing 20 miles...thinking...can I really do this? Yes...yes I can.
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| An extra mile and a half by the end... |
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