The Providence half marathon is this weekend! Eeek.
I'd rate this training cycle about a 7 out of 10:
I don't want to make pre-emptive excuses though. New Bedford indicated that I was in pretty good shape, so I'm just going to get out there on Sunday and see what I can do. I'll be happy to run a good hard effort and keep to my usual race plan (5 miles easy to medium, 5 medium to hard at or around goal pace, 3.1 RUN LIKE A VELOCIRAPTOR IS CHASING YOU). Bonus points for negative splits.
(Wouldn't it be fun to get points for hitting process goals - stick to race plan, negative split, walk through the water stops, doing your MYRTLs - that one can then turn into shoe discounts, extra coaching months and Strava premium subscriptions? How is this not a thing?)
Also coming up in a couple of weeks: two years of being a mom. Happy almost-birthday to you, kiddo. Two years on, I am still doing all the heavy lifting - funny how that works!
Someone has inherited my penchant for rewriting lyrics. I almost inhaled my coffee this morning on hearing this recited:
"Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man
Bake me a cake...fast as you can.
Roll it and prick it...and put it in the oven...
...Take it out...and eat it!...Yum yum yum."
I'd rate this training cycle about a 7 out of 10:
- Nailed my long run most weeks.
- Made it to track most weeks.
- Hit 30 mpw most weeks (I realise this is Not A Lot and Who Do I Think I Am expecting to do well on This Little Running, but...meh. It is what I can, when I can.)
- Had a fling with a foam roller and the elliptical due to ITB issues, the very week I was supposed to do a 15-mile long run.
- Currently fighting off a slight above-the-neck cold. Children are tiny disease vectors. These viruses must surely evolve as they leap from host to host, because D-money is still peppy and *I* get the great clots of green snot. Gross.
I don't want to make pre-emptive excuses though. New Bedford indicated that I was in pretty good shape, so I'm just going to get out there on Sunday and see what I can do. I'll be happy to run a good hard effort and keep to my usual race plan (5 miles easy to medium, 5 medium to hard at or around goal pace, 3.1 RUN LIKE A VELOCIRAPTOR IS CHASING YOU). Bonus points for negative splits.
(Wouldn't it be fun to get points for hitting process goals - stick to race plan, negative split, walk through the water stops, doing your MYRTLs - that one can then turn into shoe discounts, extra coaching months and Strava premium subscriptions? How is this not a thing?)
Also coming up in a couple of weeks: two years of being a mom. Happy almost-birthday to you, kiddo. Two years on, I am still doing all the heavy lifting - funny how that works!
Someone has inherited my penchant for rewriting lyrics. I almost inhaled my coffee this morning on hearing this recited:
"Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man
Bake me a cake...fast as you can.
Roll it and prick it...and put it in the oven...
...Take it out...and eat it!...Yum yum yum."
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Good luck on your half! I've run fulls on lower mileage... I think you will do great. Just get well!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Haha, you are probably atypical. I'm vowing to do this race with a smile no matter what. :)
DeleteGood luck with your race, and happy almost birthday to your little guy! He's so cute!! Reminds me a lot of mine.
ReplyDeleteAll that heavy lifting is making you run even faster from that velociraptor. I still grumble when I find myself "on duty" for too long, though luckily this is a pretty fun age... mostly. :)
Thanks! I don't know if yours has a preference for mom, but mine certainly wants me to carry him. All. The. Time. Oof. And I agree - this is a hilarious age!
DeleteA last minute cheer from California- hope you have a great race tomorrow!!
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