the rest of last week was a blur - i can't believe ive finished up week 3 of 18 already... only 15 more to go, and i am already feeling weary. then again, thats probably a normal bout of self-doubt that everyone feels. in actuality, i think i am doing just fine - although i do think a little more cross training/strength workouts would do me good. that, and finally following advice about nutrition pre- and post-run... maybe this week that will be my goal.
WEEK 3, RUN 2: 5 miles
this was my first group run with Team for Kids! i was a little nervous but everyone was super friendly and engaging, which was really nice. more than that, the run really pushed me - after a light jog to warm up, we did moving-stretches, then broke up into groups and did tempo runs for 4 miles. thankfully, we worked it so that we ran 2 miles, then stopped for water, and did 2 more. i forget how lovely it is to run in central park! nonetheless, summer is still killer: its been crazy hot and humid and hard to breathe. after, jaunt over to amsterdam to meet dad for sushi dinner. i think i continued to sweat for at least an hour after... hope no one in the restaurant noticed.
WEEK 3, RUN 3: 3 miles
treadmill, to avoid the sticky bath that is new york. 103 degrees. 103 degrees.
WEEK 3, RUN 4: 5 miles
i was all signed up do to the nyrr practice run in the park saturday morning, but it was conveniently going up to 98 degrees again; it was my birthday; and i had a surf lesson at 11am in rockaway. these factors all collided and made me skip it - no 9 miler. instead, we surfed in the morning (that counts as cross training right? at least... for the arms?), and i did the 5 miler on sunday, in the cool cool a/c of the gym. kind of tortuous, but afterwards i stretched real good, used a softball on my knees & hips to release joints, and felt pretty awesome.
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