Hello out there. I know it’s been a super-long time since I posted, but things have been a little crazy. Yeah, moving – that was hectic. Then there was the vacation (from all things digital) which wasn’t hectic, but decidedly blog-free. Then there was the training. And more training. And still more training. Since my last post, I’ve racked up an 18-miler, 20-miler, and 17-miler. One more 20-miler and I will be set for the marathon – less than a month away! I’ve had to be a little off-schedule because I was helping plan my coworker’s wedding, but other than that, should be on track.
The 20-miler was an extreme challenge since it was a little hot in San Francisco that day. But otherwise, the runs have gone well and now I am just trying not to psyche myself out too much thinking about what I should and should not be doing. It’s amazing how cleansing a long run is – even though it’s exhausting, I find it relaxing, too. Especially the dips in the Bay afterward – I didn’t do that yesterday after the 17 miles since I was on my own, and I am really hurting today!
I am also debating whether to do a two or three-week taper for the marathon. If I do three weeks, my last long run will be next week on Saturday. If two weeks, it would be the next week. If I want to go with the group I train with, it would have to be two weeks from now, since the marathon they are training for is a week after Chicago (Nike Women’s Marathon here in San Francisco.) So I am not sure what to do….
