I cannot believe that I have almost made it to the end of my marathon training! Tomorrow is my last long run before I begin my taper for my first marathon which is Monday, October 29th!
I am running 20 miles tomorrow, nice and steady. Not too fast and not too slow! I just need to get in those last few miles before giving my body a MUCH needed recovery so that I can come back strong on race day. I have said this before but my goals for the race are simply to finish STRONG! I want to sprint through that finish line with a smile on my face and a knee that is not in too much pain. I have to be able to run again shortly after the marathon as I have another race coming up in March and I must get back to strength training and my HIIT that I was doing prior to marathon training. I was by far the leanest and most fit during this time NOT during my marathon training. Hard to believe I know but my body just responded to strength training far more than long distance running.
I have a massive marathon training blog that I have to write, once promised weeks ago! I will be posting photos from 5 or 6 of my long runs and I look forward to sharing some pre-race blogs that are very dear to my heart.
I hope to report back tomorrow that I had a successful 20 miler! Maybe not as fast as last weeks but a success in terms of covering the distance without injury. Right now, this is MOST important. I have to make it to the race healthy!! Too many of my marathons have been canceled due to injury.......not this time!!!
Here I go....my last 20 miler....wish me luck!
To me, just finishing is successful! I am running my first half on the 20th and really nervous. The most I have run without stopping in 10 but I have been sick for the last 3 weeks so only ran once a week for 3 weeks. Hoping to do another 10 tomorrow or more but it is supposed to storm, a little bummed. I am so proud of you. I started about where you started and hope to finish where you finish! You are an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteIf you've read my blog, you know I can't run due to plantar fasciitis, so please run for me! I'm cheering you on!!!
ReplyDeleteWooo hooo! Congrats we are all running with you!!!
ReplyDeleteI just turned 46 years old, am still overweight, but recently started working out and changed my eating habits. It's a work in progress and a struggle every day, but I keep at it. Anyway, one of my goals is to run a marathon. I've never been a runner, I actually hate it. But I think that I am ready to take on the challenge. Thanks for the inspiration!
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