This was my last "free" week of running before officially starting to train for the Hartford Marathon. As I said in my last post, I mentally and physically needed a break after VT. This week I proved to myself that I am at least mentally ready to start training. The past few weeks I've had to force myself to get out for a run....Bryan has even had to motivate me which usually never happens!
Monday I had wanted to get a longer run in, but severe thunderstorms prevented that. Bryan and I thought the storms were over and set out late for a 4 mile run. Just as we took our first steps, the heavens opened....we were soaked within 10 seconds! Rather than turning around we decided to have fun with it. Bryan was wearing a white t-shirt and was asked by another runner which way the wet t-shirt contest was :) Things like this remind me not to take running (and life) too seriously!
Tuesday we had storms again....these bringing hail and 60 MPH wind gusts. No run for me.
Wednesday I knew I couldn't run at lunch due to a meeting and I couldn't run after work because I had a massage scheduled. Not wanting to take another day off, my only option was in the morning before work. My alarm went off at 5:00am and I was out the door at 5:20. For those of you who know me, I am NOT an early morning runner so this was big for me. It was a slow run, but I covered 6 miles. Forcing myself up and out proved to me that I have mentally recovered from the VT marathon. I was willing to make sacrifices (sleep!) to get my run in....I'm back baby!!
On Thursday I ran in the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge with my team from work. There were a total of 12,000 runners in this event so the streets of Boston were packed! The course was supposed to be 3.5 miles, but due to unsafe construction sites along the route, it was shortened to 3.07 miles (just shy of a 5k). It was a hot and muggy day and I felt like I was swetting before I started running! Given my training (or lack there of) over the past month, I was pretty pleased with my performance. I finished in 23:44 which is a 7:44 min/mile......far from a PR but not a bad run.
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