Well after a few days off and a month of casual running I am feeling pretty good. Aside from 2 races I jumped into because I was already committed, I haven't done a workout in over a month. I ran the Adirondack 10 miler at the end of June and surprisingly ran pretty even splits despite my lack of distance/long run strength recently. It was warm per usual and I was still able to run 30 seconds faster than last year. On the 4th of July I ran the Firecracker 4 miler--I knew I should be faster than last year, but the conditions were nothing like 2015. Last year was overcast and cool for July 4th, whereas this year was sunny and 70 at the start. I managed to run 9 seconds faster this year which I am sure could have been more had it been cooler. The other positives from this year was I was able to out kick the girl in front of me for 2nd place overall and I went through the 5k in 17:51, right where I was at OK5k almost a month earlier on what was a flat course on a perfect overcast day unlike FC4. I finished in 23:20, definitely slowing uphill around the 3.25-5 mark, but not terrible overall. Our open team and 50+ team won our categories and took home some cash for that as well.
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| Beginning of the ADK 10 miler |
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| 2nd Overall Female @ FC4 |
The other good thing that has happened during this rebuilding period is I signed on with Skechers! I'm super excited and pumped to be part of a community that is supportive, understanding and overall has some awesome people. I started wearing the Go Run Ride 5, which I really like. Dave (our local rep) sent me the go meb speed for FC4 which were great. I must say this is the first time my bunion hasn't bothered me in YEARS!
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| My sweet Skechers' race kit! |
What's next?!
So another 2 weeks or so of base training, then we will start to work in the workouts. I have decided to run a 10k in less than 2 weeks with some of the Skechers women, but I'm not expecting anything spectacular. If anything, it will be a chance to meet some new people and get in a workout. I bumped my mileage up from 55 the last 2 weeks (last week was impossible to hit 60 with work) to 64 this week. Likely 70 next week and 75 the following before really adding long aerobic workouts.
I have some big goals for this fall and am trying to remember to be patient.
"Patience is key to success. Good things come to those who wait. Success doesn't come overnight for most people. It requires a lot of learning, hard work and experience to reach a certain life goal."
