Holy smokes, kids! Thursday will mark exactly ONE month until the race-that-shall-not-be-named – ok I name it Voldemort! But yes, the plane tickets are booked, arrangements to wander around the great state of Colorado post-race and oh yeah – the training continues on!
This past week got back to the root of it all: running. Now that it’s so close, I really need to focus on getting in quality workouts as much as possible. Last week marked the end of my swim classes:( I guess it was a good class if I’m sad that it’s ending – I definitely was not excited to jump in the pool at the beginning of this class. So yeah, thumbs up to Jack Rabbit swim classes!
I added in a speedwork night, treadmill incline workout and two long runs to the menu. My goal is to get two treadmill incline runs a week now at a minimum to continue to get the feel of an 8-11 incline. Yes, you read that correctly. It’s funny – after running on that incline when you go to a flat it feels really weird! I topped out at 42 miles last week with 2 rest days – one due to pure exhaustion and the other I was just too damn busy with life.
As I start thinking about what I’ll experience in a month, I think about how unbelievably awesome it will be. Life is about making memories. This will be one hell of a memory to have and look back on. More on this later.
Other than my training, I was a spectator at the NYC tri yesterday where my good friend, runnin’ around uptown KILLED it. It was her first olympic tri and she managed to break her 10k pr by 2 minutes. What?! Must have been the awesome fan support or her ability to focus;) I had a great time cheering (major kudos to all that competed yesterday!) but man did it make me want to be out there. For now, I need to focus on the coming weeks as I have a pretty action packed summer/fall ahead. My next race – and last as a member of the 20-29 age group will be the NYRR Team Championships in August.
Mike Woods - Fox 5 NY weatherman
the women's winner - good sense of color in yellow;)
- Here have a bike tire tube!
The race winner!
Have a great week all! Stay cool and enjoy the warmth – I know I do NOT miss February AT ALL.
Sunset from the promenade!
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I’m keying off your enthusiasm to get me thru the summer blahs. Glad you are so psyched about the Voldemort … sounds like you are racing in Middle Earth or with Harry Potter. 🙂