Welcome May!
As of today, "my next race" as displayed on the left side bar is officially the marathon. Two weeks to go!
April was my peak month for training this cycle with long runs of 25K (15.5mi), 35K (22mi), 32K (20mi) and 37K (23mi) [all of which completed within 10s/km of goal marathon pace] plus 6 speed sessions and two races.
With all of the above, I achieved a new monthly mileage reocrd with 198 mi / 319 KM.
I was able to start taper feeling strong and confident. I'm excited about race day and my primary goal at this point is to stay healthy.
Unfortunately Friday's "long" run didn't go as planned. My knee was feeling a little tight and I started noticing some twinges on the outside (IT band, anyone?). Earlier in training, I likely would have stretched it out and finished the run, but I'm not taking any chances at this point. I called it quits around 12K and have been focusing on stretching and rolling this weekend.
Taking this into consideration, it was easy to make the smart choice for roday's race and not go after that PR! Race Report and fundraising giveaway winner to follow!
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32 comments:
It sounds like you are very ready for your race!!!
You are being very smart...I have a feeling you'll rock that marathon!
Impressive monthly mileage! Wow! You are ready for that marathon!
Can't wait to see what you do race day!
I can't keep up with all your races! Take it easy....the hard part is done!
smart move calling it quits early. can't believe it's marathon time!! woo hoo!
Way to go on all those miles!
I hope the knee pain goes away!
Congrats on a great month! Wow 2 more weeks--it'll be here before you know it! Tell that ornery IT to behave!
YAY! so exciting!
Wow! What a great month. You are going to own that marathon!
WOW, that's amazing mileage! Kudos to you! Awesome job on the race today, keep taking care of that knee! :)
Wow! 2 weeks to go! Yay! :-)
2 weeks...that is exciting! You are being smart. Looks like your body is going into automatic taper mode. You have had such a strong training cycle...you will run an awesome marathon.
Your going to ROCK your race girl!! You did GREAT in April!! :) Way to go!!!!
Congrats on the April mileage! I think it's smart you didn't push it on Friday, it's almost marathon time :)
That's an amazing number of miles!! You are so ready for this marathon!
Great monthly mileage! You are going to rock the marathon on the 16th!
How exciting,two weeks?!
2 weeks to go!! Yay!! Your mileage is amazing! You are VERY smart to end your run early. IT band issues SUCK (I'm dealing with one right now).
You're going to do great in 2 weeks. :)
Whoop - race month! :) I'm so excited for you! Way to be smart with the run and race - your legs need to be FRESH and ready in 2 weeks.
Impressive work on those long runs! You will crush your goal for sure as long as your knee stays healthy. I found that a twice a day stretching and twice a week gym/weights regimen really helped me with my knee issues over the last few months.
Glad you decided to take it easy! It definitely could be your IT band. I would say foam roll it if you have one. Otherwise just try to stretch it out.
taper time!! yay :)
c'mon now, you couldn't have gone out for a 2mi stroll to round that up for april? awesome job on the mileage!
that's and insane amount of kms!! I'm just amazed!!
The twitching you described sounds like what I felt during the race.
I will have to look up IT Band.
I'm SURE you will do amazing in 2 weeks!
198 miles! You're my hero........
Way to go Marlene! Rock on marathon sister!!!! And away we go...
Omigawsh - 198 MILES! That is amazing. Congrats on running the distance. I am so proud of you. And goodluck on the upcoming marathon, you are going to do great!
Great mileage. You should be in great shape for Missy.
What a great month, Marlene! You're going to rock the marathon. Enjoy the taper :-)
Hoping the weather is good for race day! 200 miles for one month is really a lot of mileage, i typically hit that level in thesummer, the spring it`s almost unheard of (I hit 196 in March for my peak month for Boston)
you are in GREAT SHAPE!!! it's go time baby :)
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