Last Week Low Mileage Week: 20 miles
This Week High Mileage Week: 33 miles with a 23 mile long run...now the taper and looking forward to longer tempo runs.
During the Run: My 23 miler, I started to feel it early, but what I realized is that I felt it but was not slowing down. So, I realized that these feelings were not going to stop me from running. I did not hit a wall. I did want to stop running at 18 or 19 miles (maybe because I am running slow--following the training guide minus 50 seconds). I was sane and coherent after the run and was actually jazzed up. It was good. I realize more and more that the marathon is going to be mental not physical this time.
Ouch: Remembered Body Glide and Sunscreen. Found some less stinky Kroger Brand Sunscreen that did not burn my eyes.
The IPOD: This long run, I loaded Andy Stanley, Joyce Meyer, and James Dobson. I got me some church on while running. It was good and definitely helped.
Nutrition: After the 23 miler, I tried chocolate milk as my official recovery drink, ate chickfila wrap and felt pretty good. Had a banana before, 2 gels and power bar during (did not like the choc/peanut butter power bar--tasted like a big tootsie roll--barf) and a banana after. What I am working on is avoiding that bottomless pit feeling, like nothing can satisfy me....not that I am that hungry, just nutritionally starved. My goal is to get to the next day and be like, oh, yeah, I just ran 23 miles. I would say the last two 20+ milers have been that way, I actually forgot I ran the day before. I know that I am getting stronger, but I am also getting smarter about my nutrition after the run. Sugar has been really messing with me lately. I can't eat the littlest piece of something without feeling overdosed on sugar. I just made whole-wheat choc-chip cookies and know that I won't be interested in them for long. I even put less sugar in them this time and they are still too sweet. I know this is a good thing, but I would like to eat something sweet without that feeling. Yes, I was eating a banana this week and thinking, this is like candy. A good thing overall....
Firsts: I forgot my "official" water bottle that goes with my belt....devastating mistake, NO, the Nestle water bottle fit just perfectly after I wedged my power bar in there with it.
Technical Difficulties: I use the nikeplus to track my runs. I am about to get my third one for free because the display keeps getting eaten by my sweat. I have read this is a problem for this product, but as I was running, I could not tell if the watch said .9 or .4. This is a big deal when you are at 22.4 miles waiting for 22.9. It was funny, cause when my watch hit 22.9 I was at the end of the pavement and near my car and kept moving to see the big 23 come on the screen...but just gave up cause I could not tell what the display said. I got home and plugged it in and it said 22.96. HA, close enough for a track star.
What's in a Name: Oh, I forgot to share how Kim and I got our name, Track Star Mommas. One morning at dark 30 in the morning in our cul-de-sac, we were doing weights and "sprints" and out of nowhere a young gentleman appeared and came right up to use. We were wary. I thought this is it, we are going to have to defend ourselves. He said, "are you all track stars?" He was serious, we were not. It was funny, and then he disappeared into the dark.
You know you love running when: I bumped into one of my band parents, and she mentioned that she runs at 4:15 am for her long runs. I was REALLY excited to hear that and will be joining her in July. Later, I thought WOW, that did not even phase me. It does seem the earlier you run, the faster the miles go by.
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