Well I have to say it's nice to begin cutting back on my mileage. Those insane long runs really take a toll on my day! I ran 8 miles yesterday. It was a shorter run because the last two Saturdays have been pretty tough (20 miles and half-marathon) and I'm running another 20 miler next Saturday.
My goal for the run was to run the whole thing without stopping. I was going to run "easy" and if I was feeling good allow myself to push it the last mile. The reason I wanted to run without stopping is because lately with my long runs I've been stopping every two miles, sometimes even sooner as the miles get higher. I wanted to know that I could do it that way marathon day, maybe I'll only have to stop at every other water station instead of every one. It was a good run, a nice cool, cloudy morning. I even slept in and went around 10 which was nice. The first several miles were the hardest as they always are for me. But after that, I felt real good. Coming up Galbraith at the end of my run has always required me to stop and walk because it is over a mile up a hill. But I pushed through and made it without walking. Once I reached the top I had a mile to go and I pushed it. I wanted to train my body that even when I'm tired, I can still run strong. I ran the 8 miles in 1:03.
Today I went shopping for my marathon outfit, a very important purchase. Team in Training gives us this race shirt to wear. It's purple so that's good but it fits sort of high and I'm used to longer tank tops so I wasn't sure what to wear with it. I have always worn capri pants when I race or run long runs because my thighs always chafe. But during the half-marathon I got pretty hot so I decided to try shorts. I bought these race shorts that have tons of pockets for my blocks and jelly beans. I also bought a new sports bra and socks. I'm going to try them all out next Saturday during my 20 miler to make sure everything is comfy. Running stuff is so expensive!
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