Everything I know about life, I learned it from running.
~Ruben Toledo Rosado
Past Monthly Reviews
January: 85.75 miles
February: 58 miles
March: 68 miles
April: 95.22 miles
May: 74.6 miles
June: 97.17 miles
July: 109:43 miles
August: 139.86 miles
Is it just me or is 2010 flying by?
September Stats:
Number of Miles: 114.43
Days Running: 16/30
Days at the Gym: 6/30 (Pilates, FIT, yoga, lifting, and cross training)
Longest Run: 20 miles
Days of Speed Work: 7 (Tempo, Track, and Hills)
Number of Runs over 10 miles: 3
Number of Races: 3 (Woodbridge 10K, Rock N Run, Newport Half Marathon)
Number of Rest Days: 10 (no gym or running)
Thoughts: You can tell that the marathon was the focus of September. The time I spent at the gym went down, and I spent a lot of time resting and running at or close to goal pace. I do wish I was able to make it to the gym more. My favorite Pilates instructor stopped teaching the reformer class on Tuesday nights so it has been difficult to motivate myself to get there. Between that and the start of the school year being so busy, I let my gym schedule slide. I hope to get back to the gym more consistently soon. Right now, however I need to focus on making it through the marathon safe, healthy, and strong!
Looking Ahead: October = Marathon Month! With only 10 days until the marathon, I truly plan to listen to my body and give it what it needs. October will obviously not be a high mileage month as I plan to take a full week off after Steamtown to recover. I hope to bounce back more quickly than I did last year after Philadelphia. Because Philadelphia was (is) so late in the season, the Thursday after the race was Thanksgiving and then the December holidays came and went. By January, I had a lot of work to do to get back into shape. This year, I plan to take adequate time to recover and then *hope* to get back into shape to run a few more races.
How is your October shaping up?
4 comments:
What an awesome September girl, I cannot wait to read your marathon recap!
Great month! I am not going to eat as poorly as I have been. Aug/Sept. is big b-day months for my family.
I'm on the 10 day countdown now too! Can't believe it!!
I also plan on taking a full week off to recover and then easing back into running 15-20 miles a week. I'm not going to train for any more races until January, though when I will start training to run a sub 2-hour half!
Thanks for stopping by! Can't believe it's already OCt. 1! Hope your race goes well. I'm ready for the marathon to be here.
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