marathon
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Exploring Richmond and the Race Expo
WOW. I have so much to say about the race. But I’m going to wait and tell you about Friday before I get into any marathon details. How mean is that? 😉 Anyway, Friday morning Melissa and I got up pretty early. We don’t have a car here so we were limited in what we could do. We ate breakfast at the hotel and then decided to walk down to capital square to sight see and take pictures. We walked around to where the start was supposed to be and found signs for the course. It was starting to feel VERY real. We got to the race expo at around…
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Weekly Workout Schedule – 11.5.12 (Marathon Week!)
Last week’s schedule Monday – Rest Tuesday – 4 mi complete Wednesday – 3 mi actual: 5 mi Thursday – 4 mi actual: 3.9 mi Friday – Rest Saturday – 8 mi – Last long run before the marathon! actual: 7.5 mi Sunday – Rest/XT – I’m going to try REALLY hard to get to a yoga class at some point Yoga Class (finally!) Total Mileage – 20 mi I went to yoga Sunday morning and it was glorious! My legs needed some serious stretching and yoga was perfect. Now my upper body is sore. 😉 Workout schedule for this week Monday – 4 mi Tuesday – 2 mi Wednesday…
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Marathon Training in Numbers
One week from today I’ll be running my first marathon in Richmond, Virginia! I figured this post would be fun. Marathon training in numbers: Days left until marathon: 7 Times I’ve been to Richmond, VA: Zero Miles I’ll be running in Richmond, VA: 26.2 (+2 if you count the “shake out” run) Weeks I spent training: 18 Long runs on the bike path: 4 Miles ran during training as of today: 405 Marathons volunteered at: 1 (Mohawk Hudson River Marathon) Cider donuts consumed: 5 Pumpkin beers consumed: too many to count Ice baths taken: 3 Pieces of carrot cake eaten: 2 Running gear purchased: 5 (1 pair Injinji socks, 1 pair…
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What I’m Loving Right Now: Marathon Training Edition – Part II
Zensah Compression Sleeves At first I didn’t see the point in compression socks or sleeves. But some marathoners swear by them, so I figured I’d get a pair since I’ll be running high mile runs and want my legs to recover as fast as possible. These are so comfortable. My legs feel great when I wear them after running my long runs! I wore them during a run once and didn’t really notice much of a difference, so I probably won’t wear them while I run. And lets face it, they would look pretty weird with running crops. Honey Stinger Waffles I mentioned these in my marathon food post but…
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The 20 Miler
I’m officially in in taper mode after yesterday’s long run of marathon training, the 20 miler. This is the most important run of training. Most marathon training plans max out at 20 miles and not much more (some say 22) because running for so long takes such a toll on the body and it needs to recover from the distance..going any further at once during training might cause injury. A 20 miler will adequately prepare you for the marathon. The last 6.2 will just be adrenaline. 🙂 Now, I have three weeks to taper, or reduce my mileage until race day and recover from training. I wasn’t sure how Sunday’s…
