I am planning to write a separate post about my fundraiser on Friday, but I wanted to say thank you to everyone who came! It was so much fun and we made $500 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Only $161 to go before my goal!
Saturday morning I woke up early and headed out for my longest run to date - 15 miles. I was dreading this run so very much after last week's painful 14-miler, but I forced myself out the door nonetheless. I decided to run along the West Side Highway for this run, since my dad was coming around lunchtime and I didn't want to have to take the subway home from Central Park. From the start, the run felt heaps better than last week. I ran along the Hudson River, around the bottom of the island, and then up along the East River to the Williamsburg Bridge and back. At this point, I'd gone about 9 miles, and still felt good. I continued up the Hudson River Park to 42nd Street and then back down to where I started. By the last mile, my legs were really feeling it, but I was able to finish and then walk shakily back to my apartment for some Gatorade and stretching.
I think I had a better run for a few reasons. I'm getting used to running with the dreaded, dorky-looking water belt (I had to get one - the hand-held water bottle drives me nuts!), I switched from Chomps to Powerbar Gel Blasts, which I think taste so much better and are less dense, and the course had fewer hills than last week. The belt/chews reasons are good, but I need to practice long-running on hills, since the NYC Marathon is a hilly course. Next weekend I'll be back in Central Park to take on those Harlem Hills. And I'll also be applying more sunscreen since I now have a horrible farmers tan!
This week is my third step-back, and I'm so glad. My legs are still a little sore from Saturday!
Monday: 4 miles
Tuesday: 5 miles
Wednesday: 4 miles
Thursday: Spin
Friday: 7 mile pace
Saturday: 11 miles
Sunday: REST!
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