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For those of you that didn’t win but still want to race, be sure to use the code NicholeRunningReaders for $5 off. Register via the Zap link here: http://mendotabottoms.mountaingoatrunning.com/
I hope to be able to be there on the 20th with y’all, just need to coordinate Greta-watching that morning! (Anyone want to volunteer to watch her during the 5k? :))
Week in review:79 miles2 hard workouts: 200m track workout, 2×3 miles at tempoOne off day Last week I had a little bit of a breakthrough (i.e. not being INCREDIBLY slow, just sort-of slow), and I was excited to continue with that progress this week. Except it didn’t happen. Both workouts I had I was pretty…
Wow — wouldn’t have guessed I could run sub 29:30, at all! I made a bet with Nate the night before: 15 minutes massage if I ran sub 30:00. His personal best is a 30:04, and my personal best before today was a 30:34. So, 29:59 seemed like a reasonable goal. My legs didn’t feel…
We are hoping she will be able to go through the night tonight without oxygen! The respiratory therapist took her down to room air as of 2:00 today, and so far, so good! No oxygen, no head bobbing, sleeping peacefully – she is looking great! That is such great news, since earlier that day her…
My Indoor Marathon Record was broken a week ago. The new record is 2:53:53. I ran a 2:57:34 last year. When I first signed up for Zoom! Yah! Yah! last year, I did it because I thought it would be entertaining. Humorous, even. “I’m a world record holder…” I would say with a chuckle. But…
I decided to give myself another evening off. I went back and forth about it today, and decided that I’d allow one more rest day. Am I just being a wuss? I decided I wasn’t, that this was a fatigue I’ve never felt before, and thought that taking one more day off would be best….
Well, I survived the Birkie — yeah! The first 15k were pretty ugly (my legs felt terrible and didn’t exactly remember how they were supposed to move), but then it was pretty easy. Thank goodness I’m fit and my legs are strong from the running I do. I think I finished 190th or so for…