Had a great 10.78 mile run today. I was planning 10-12. I felt really good and starting thinking I might push 12-13…but realized part of what felt so good was that I was running downhill, and that the farther I went down the more up was going to suck on the way back, so I cut my losses and came in shy of 11.
I’ve devoted this afternoon to a nap, food, and plotting out my marathon training once and for all (ha ha). I’m not going with a conventional first timers plan. (1) I have too many races scheduled to work into something pre-prescribed. (2) My long runs are already 10-15 miles. I don’t need to build up from nothing the way most first time plans assume. (3) I want to get as close to 26 miles before the race as I can. The way I’ve plotted takes me up to 25…but I know at some point I’m probably going to squeeze that extra mile in and get in 26 before the day. It took me a LOT of research to find a plan that got you to 26 before the day. Research that was moot given that I had to make my own to fit around my race schedule, but that’s besides the point.
I know that my training plan is going to change. I know that things will come up (I still need to squeeze another 5k race in there as my buddy has promised to help me PR and the one we’re already running has a crappy timing system so I’m not going to count on it as a PR race).
Still struggling with my weight, though. Bouncing around the same 3-4 pounds. I keep flirting with the 130s. It’s frustrating. But I know my eating hasn’t been perfect, so I need to get a handle on that. There’s another post coming about weight and body stuff, but I’m still working on it.