I was at the Chip Time Results site this morning, and decided to check out upcoming events that Denise might be interested in. The first thing I saw was that the Waterloo Marathon is almost at the top of the list. It’s less than two weeks away. I’ve got butterflies already! Can’t wait!
Marathon Training, Week 16 Day 4 -
I finished the 16th week of my training with a two hour run through the pouring rain and heavy wind. It really wasn’t that much fun, although splashing through the puddles felt good. I would call this a “character-building” run. Nobody else was brave enough to be out running, and I actually only saw a handful of pedestrians. The last 5 km was right into the wind, gusting up to 60 km/h. Just two weeks remain until the race.
Running through the pouring rain wasn’t something I thought that I would be able to do. Yes, I ran through the winter, but snow doesn’t get you wet the same as rain. Yesterday, I went for a 19 km run in the rain. That’s about two hours of drenching that I endured. At first, I went out and then came back inside. I convinced myself to be brave and go back out. After all, it’s just water, right? So I ran around the city and got soaked. I ran through puddles with authority. The temperature was barely above freezing, so I got cold too. The best part was my mittens: they got so wet that I was able to squeeze my fists and make water run out, every couple of minutes. In the end, I conquered the rain, and it was awesome. Then the rain stopped ten minutes after I came home. Mission accomplished.
Marathon Training, Week 16 Day 3 -
Yep, another Thursday, another easy run. Almost 5 degrees today, but still too cool for shorts for me. 8 more runs left until the big day.
Marathon Training, Week 16 Day 2 -
Wednesday runs are great. I push just a bit harder in the middle section and then coast home. This was the first real taper day today, 3 km less than last week. 18 days to go.
Marathon Training, Week 16 Day 1 -
Hey, look, I went running again today! Really not much to say. Cooler weather has returned again, and it was kinda windy on the way back home.
By the way, duct tape seemed to be quite effective at preventing the return of the blister on my right foot during this morning’s long run. It worked pretty much exactly as I expected. It’s a barrier, and the tape is very slippery on the outside so my foot can move comfortably in my shoe.
Marathon Training, Week 15 Day 4 -
When I run around town, I run around the town. This is my longest training run, and the longest I will run before the real deal on May 1. 32 km of goodness. I made it back home before the hail came down, which I’m very glad about.
Marathon Training, Week 15 Day 2 -
I love the intensity of Wednesday runs. My energy level was low today, so getting through the 6 km tempo section was a challenge, but I felt great afterwards. I love the feeling when I come down from that level, it’s like I’m just floating on air.
So it seems that my Garmin got left on unplugged, so I ran naked, so to speak, this morning. It’s nice to unplug. I have no idea how fast I was running, but it really doesn’t matter. Today’s run was an 8 km run, and to change things up I went to Bridgeport. The hill on Bridge Street may actually be steeper than the big one from the 30K race.