A Brutal 12.5

12.5 in 2:53.42. I am not gonna lie, it was brutal after mile 9. Today I wore the same clothes i plan to wear on race day. Good thing i did. I have always worn long sleeves up until today and i had no idea the straw from my Camelback was so annoying. It really rubbed the inside of my upper arm. I am going to order some compression sleeves and gloves and give them a try to see if they help. At the end of my run, my hands were hamburgers with 5 hot dogs attached lol hence the gloves.

My playlist is dialed in nicely. I do need to remove 2 songs, they are just too fast for my slower pace. Once I do that, it will be spot on!

I al really looking forward to seeing you all and spending time with you. We really should make this an annual event.

1 month to go!

Slow Start

I had a slow start this week. I did my long run on Sunday, so took yesterday as my rest day. I am quite pleased with tonight's run. I took 1 minute off my best time! Woot woot.

With 1 month until the race, I really need to hit all of my daily runs, even if i cut the mileage, i need to get my heart rate up!

Saturday is scheduled for a 12.5 mile long run... may the odds be ever in my favor...

The treadmill only makes a long run longer

I actually went 9 miles, but my treadmill cuts off at 99 minutes (argh). I needed to stop and reset at a place I could easily remember but not pass 99 minutes.

I wanted to stop at 5.5 miles, but walked for a minute then kept going. Hanna is finally comfortable with her place in our pack so I think it will be easier for me to hit my daily runs this week. I am scheduled to go 12.5 miles on Saturday and if I want to finish it, I NEED to hit ALL my dailys.

Depending on how this half goes, I am going to start my ultra training the week after the race... Am I crazy? Wait, don't answer that!

5 weeks left

I am pretty pleased with this run. I finally broke 48 minutes for 4 miles!

My goal this week is to hit ALL my dailies. No more goofing off. I've got 5 weeks until race day and i seriously need to get serious.  Lol

I want all my runs to be steady paced, whatever that looks like. I want to stay around an 11-12 min pace.

I'm still slow, but I'm lapping everyone sitting on the couch!

10 mile run plus some!

I totally earned my Bada$$ Card today. It was pouring buckets all morning long with gusts of chilly wind. The temperature was in the low 40s and man oh man I am still freezing.

I actually ran more than 10 miles. I missed the turn around point. Not gonna lie it was rough. I did this run in 2:21.27. So if I'm on the conservative side and say I ran 10.5 miles then, I kept about a 13+ pace. Note to self, I need to do a better job at completing my daily runs!

Bring on the next week!!!

46 Days and counting

So, last week was a total bust. A new puppy joined our pack and threw my schedule out the window. She is awfully cute though.

So today I ran for time, 40 minutes

Not a horrible workout, but not stellar either. I'll take it though, since i didn't run at all last week. We are in the home stretch! Just gotta keep on keepin' on!