Nothing spectacular to report these days. S.S.D.D.
I'm two weeks into marathon training now, and so far so good. I'm getting all my miles in. I can't say they've been enjoyable, but I'm getting them in. It's still INCREDIBLY HOT here (we're STILL under that excessive heat warning!), so my midweek runs have all been on the treadmill. I REALLY am trying, but I just do not love it. I just can't seem to be able to channel my inner Emz! I'm still getting my weekend long runs done outside in the early morning, but even then it's pretty miserable. I started my 9 this morning at 6:30 at 76 degrees with 89% humidity. By the time I finished it was already 83 with a "feels-like" of 89. But I still managed to pull out a personal best! To the tune of over 6 minutes, no less!
I've really been trying to educate myself on this whole training thing the past couple of weeks. Going through training for my previous two HMs, all of my training runs were basically the same thing, just of varying lengths. This time, I'm trying to make each run really count for something. Hopefully today's time is an indication that I'm on the right track.
I'm really looking forward to next weekend. I'll be going to Clarksville for my first group run with the Clarksville Running Club! I got my membership card in the mail this week, so I'm official now! They also sent me a schedule of their group runs, and it falls in line with mine PERFECTLY! They've got a bunch of women that are training for the Women's Half Marathon in Nashville next month, and their scheduled long runs line up with where I'm at in my training exactly. I'm really, really looking forward to meeting some new people who can push me. :) However, I'm NOT looking forward to the early start! Group run starts at 6:30, and it's an hour and a half from my house. Hello 4:00 wake-up call! Blech!
The things we do...Labels: Clarksville Running Club, hot, PR, training, treadmill