13 Weeks to Go

My first post since the marathon last year and the injuries that followed. I also had my first MRI, Nerve Conduction Study and complete blood work done. It took until June but I am finally starting to run consistently again and I will be sharing my weekly workouts and anything else that crosses my mind in the meantime. Feel free to leave a comment or something to liven up my blog. I've decided that by openly posting my workouts it will hopefully keep me motivated to keep up with running even though work has begun bordering on overwhelming.

This week wasn't my best week but here was the workouts

Monday - Rest
Tuesday - 3 miles easy running at SCSDB track. 1st 2 miles at 9 and last mile at 8.
Wednesday - 4 miles at 8:50 pace on treadmill. Very tired but I was running at midnight so...
Thursday - Rest
Friday
Saturday - Lazy
Sunday - 10 miles at Soutside Park. Average between 9-10 minute/mile pace. Tweaked my left ankle a couple times but feel okay except my legs are very tired.

Overall - 3 days a week isn't going to cut it. A lack of prep is what cost me last year when I ran at Disney. Goal for next week is 5 days of running with at least 1 day of speedwork or hills.

Other notes - still not sure how I like my new trail shoes. They are much sturdier than my other pair and prevent foot bruises but I've twisted an ankle twice in them. Maybe I need to double up on socks until I get used to trail running regularly again. Until next week may you find a reason to get out and run that isn't because someone is chasing you.

Marathon #6

On January 8 I completed my 6th marathon at Walt Disney World. This was my 3rd time running at Disney World and with by far the best weather. It was in the high 40's at the start and warmed up to about 60 by the time I finished. I finished with a time of 4 hours 27 minutes. Better than I expected especially since this was the marathon I had prepared the least for. I was just hoping to finish under 5 and be able to walk. Both goals were reached and aside from some nasty shin splints in my left leg I didn't have any real serious injuries. AND AS A BONUS some of my family were there to see me finish. I will include some pictures and finish with this statement. There isn't a better organized and run large marathon than at Walt Disney World. The only issue is the early start time and the walk from the drop off to the start line but everything else is efficiently run and all of the volunteers and medical staff are wonderful.

After running all 3 races at Disney I show off the hardware.

Taken while running the Donald Half marathon. I had to stop to get my picture with Darkwing Duck.

Running past the castle. 

Next time I'll actually discuss something specific about running and share how the recovery from shin splints is going.