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10 miles NYC training run

NYC Marathon 10 Mile Training Run

August 29, 2017

I did it, I got a ten mile training run under my belt for the NYC marathon.  I also needed to get those miles in for the Disneyland Half Marathon weekend.  I hadn’t run more than ten miles since the Middletown Half Marathon back in April.

The struggle

The struggle to get to 10 miles has been quite real.  I have been going through a LOT of life stresses and was listening to the Another Mother Runner podcast, episode 273 and they mentioned how stress from life can have a major impact on your training.  As training is just as much mental as it is physical, when you are facing personal issues that affect your mental state of mind, it causes mental fatigue which also causes physical fatigue.

I have been trying very hard to be consistent with my workouts.  When it isn’t a short run day during the week, I get in my cross training with Beach Body Chalean Extreme videos.  However, my nutrition has not been very good this summer.  Meal planning and prep has gone out the window for me.  I was very consistent with it last year and lost 10 pounds.  Sadly, 5 of those pounds have crept back onto my body.  So I am starting a refresh to get back on track.  Doing this while the kids are back at school seemed logical since we are all trying to get back into a routine again.

Upcoming Races

I have the Disneyland Half Marathon weekend coming up this weekend.  I will be running the 5K, 10K and half marathon.  It isn’t ideal to get in a long run just a week before the races, but I needed that reassurance in my mind to get those miles under my feet.  The day after the run I felt fine so I am glad I got that training run done.  I don’t plan on running until the race weekend so I can give my legs a rest.  After the Disneyland Races I am not sure if I will register for any other races to use as training runs towards the NYC marathon.

The NYC Marathon

The NYC Marathon is just ten weeks away.  I learned this thanks to Facebook and quite frankly, that scares me.  I intended to get in a 20 mile run prior to that marathon.  I now have to pull out my calendar and see how I can realistically fit in long runs between now and then.  To be brutally honest, I did research yesterday to see the penalty for pulling out of the race.  The NYRR site states that you can cancel the 2017 race and if you want to run it in 2018 you have to register again and pay the fee again as well. So to be honest, it is now or never in my mind.

Run Stats

I went slow on this training run.  I took some more walk breaks and it did get warmer out since I went out later in the morning.  But I am still happy that the miles are under my feet.  The last mile I had to circle my driveway for half a mile so that dramatically affected my pace.  But I also have to remind myself that Jeff Galloway wants our training runs to be significantly slower so we can get the miles done and under our feet because they are “training miles”.

10-mile run stats

Newfound Lake

NYC Marathon 6 Mile Training Run

August 16, 2017

To follow my new format for logging my runs, I’ll report in with a longer run that I did during my vacation in New Hampshire.  I intend to get 10 miles in this weekend but I wanted to keep my general mileage higher so I went out for a 6 miles run.

Here are the stats of the run:

Nutrition

Breakfast was cereal with almond milk
1 cup of decaf tea

Time of day

I began the run at 11:50 a.m.

Weather

It was 75 degrees, overcast and 69% humidity with a light breeze along the lake

Fuel on the run

None

Gear

Under Armour running shorts, hot pink sports bra with more support and no clips in the front and a tank top.  New sneakers.

Pace

I walked a little on some of the big hills; but maintained my 30/30 for the entire run.

6 mile run splits

Post Run

I felt fine after the run.  Drank cold water, had a turkey sandwich and enjoyed time at the beach with the kids.  From time to time when I walk a certain way I do feel my right knee’s issue talking to me but it doesn’t affect my run.

When I finished my run I definitely felt like I could have gone farther.  Had I had water and a little fuel with me I think I could have done 10.

Some views from my run

7 Mile Training Run for NYC

NYC Marathon 7 Mile Training Run

August 1, 2017

I am starting a new format to log my training runs so I can look back on them to identify successes and not so successful elements related to the training run. This week in increased my mileage a bit and got up to 7 miles on a long run for the weekend.

Here are the stats of the run:

Nutrition

Breakfast was 3 pieces of light wheat bread as french toast
1 cup of tea

Time of day

I began the run at 1:30 p.m.

Weather

It was 79 degrees and full sun with a slight breeze, very low humidity

Fuel on the run

One water bottle and my family met me at mile 4 with an additional water bottle.  I drank some and poured some on my head.

Gear

Skirt Sport and a tank top.  Note:  the skirt sport started to chafe around the last mile.  That will either require me to use Glide or choose something else to wear when I run longer distances.

Pace

I walked a little extra here and there; but maintained my 30/30 for the entire run.

 Post Run

I felt fine after the run.  I went to the farm and walked up the fields (approx 1.5 miles) in the sun.  Very little soreness the next day.  Mostly felt a little sore in the hip flexors.

Overall I was satisfied with this run.  After mile 4 I felt like I was getting into a groove.  I stayed on the roads that were shady and was pleased to get in a little more mileage with the walk at the farm as well – some cross training.

I hope to continue with this increase a little bit more each week/weekend.

What Can’t I Get To The Double Digits

July 27, 2017

I don’t know why this is such a challenge for me; but I am struggling with getting up to the double digits when it comes to my training for the NYC marathon. I should be past this mark by now; but life has been a bit busy and I haven’t been able to, and I have been also reluctant to.

I should have taken advantage of the colder weather we had earlier in the week.  It was 60 degrees and we were wearing long pants and sweatshirts!  But I wasn’t available to get out there for it.  I finally was able to put aside a longer lunch to get in my 5 mile run this week.

Remember the Jeff Galloway Fundamentals

I had to think back to the beginning of when I started training for my first marathon.  Jeff Galloway recommends that training runs are run at a pace that is significantly slower than your race pace.  The purpose of the training runs is to get the miles under your feet.  It’s not about how fast you run those miles.  That is, if your goal is to finish the marathon and don’t have a specific time you want to finish it with.

That is my goal for the NYC marathon.  I want to finish it, I want to enjoy it, and I took that advice to heart and put the miles in and ran it slower. I’m going to get to that 10 mile run and review the training calendar that I keep purposely ignoring so I can see how far off track I am from the plan that I made for myself.  Then it’s time to get serious.  I have to remember what happened at the Marine Corps Marathon and respect the distance.  November seems far away; but really, it’ll be here before I know it.

5 mile splits

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