Thanks to Blogger’s little meltdown yesterday, my Thursday post vanished into cyberspace and by last night I was googling how to transfer from Blogger to WordPress!
This was one of those weeks that flew by in a blink – there were lots of meetings, school events and sports for the boys, along with all the usual stuff that makes up life. I did manage to hold to my training plan too, though I could have done with more yoga and yamuna body rolling – my hamstrings and calves are ridiculously tight!
And speaking of calves, I have discovered relief in the form of Zensah compression sleeves. After using them post-run a few times, I’m wondering what took me so long to buy a pair!
Another first today – first 11 mile run. I’d be lying if I said it was a pretty run. I haven’t been sleeping great this week and it definitely caught up with me in today’s run. But I got the distance and that’s what counts. Every run teaches you something, and this one taught me most that I can push through when I really feel the tank’s on E.
I have only one more long run before my half. One more “test” run to figure out fueling, clothes options, socks and play list. I’m close on the play list, but if you have any suggestions, especially for those last few miles, please pass them along. I think on the fueling front, I’m going to stick with a couple of Chomps around mile 5 and then depending on how I feel, a couple more around 9. Still working on my chewing and running at the same time 🙂
“It costs nothing to dream…And everything not to.” — this was in my inbox this morning and I love it and just had to share.
Oh, gosh. I don’t think my playlist is long enough for my 12 mile run tomorrow and I didn’t even think about fuel during the run. D’oh.
Love that quote! Yay for 11! Cant believe your half is almost here already. Time flies, especially this time of year when were so busy.
Great job on that 11-miles!
And good luck on that half….
Thanks for taking the time to offer me encouragement.
Writing about it and reading all the comments left by kind running friends made me realized what’s important.
Thank you!
Way to go Michelle! Even if it wasn’t ‘pretty’, 11 miles is no small feat. Such a great feeling to get a first-ever distance under your belt. You’re going to own that Half.
Compression sleeves are a thing of beauty. Compression socks are another little gift from the heavens. Running with the sleeves and recovering with the socks works wonders on those double-digit runs.
Nice job with that 11!!!
I kind of suck on Chomps a bit to get them mushy, then chew them to nothing. : )