Dec. 20 - 26

Sun - 8 miles river loop and yoga
Mon - 0 miles, knitting
Tue - 6 miles with speed workout
Wed - 0 miles
Thur - 0 miles, yoga
Fri - 6 miles
Sat - 0 miles, wasn't feeling well
Total: 20

As you can see, I wasn't feeling well at the end of this week. I had a headache and just felt tired. Spending time with my family over Christmas made me rethink the marathon, because no one in my family thinks doing a marathon in February is a good idea. I have until Thursday to sign up to get the discounted rate, so I need to make a decision...

Dec. 13 - 19

Sun - 13.5, river loop
Mon - 0 miles, did some yoga at home
Tue - 6 miles with 6xBunker Hill workout
Wed - 0 miles, so tired
Thur - 6 miles a.m.
Fri - 0
Sat - 6 miles
Total: 31.5

3 x 1600

Objective: 3 x 1600
Recovery: 1:00
Results: 6:50 / 6:29 / 6:16

Overview: My legs were sore and tired, and it was quite windy. I could kind of tell I was going too slow on the first repeat, but I was still surprised to see my time. I realized last week what a difference it makes to run these workouts with someone else, so I might look into joining a track club of some sort.

Dec. 6 - 12

Sun - 8 miles, I think. Hanover loop with a big hill. It was cold out, but it felt so good to run. I love running.
Mon - 6 miles, loop
Tue - 6 miles with track workout
Wed - 0 miles, and didn't go to yoga, was feeling light-headed
Thur - 6 mile tempo. I get this feeling during my evening runs along the Boston harbor that I want to open my arms up to the sky and just bask in the beauty and feel of running. I don't do it, because I'm afraid of what people will think (I shouldn't be, right?), but the urge is so strong.
Fri - 5 miles with rats
Sat - 0, yoga
Total: 31

3 x 1600

Objective: 3 x 1600 with my brother
Recovery: 1:00
Results: 6:24 / 6:26 / 6:14

Overview: Great workout, and it was fun doing it with my brother. We took turns taking the lead, and purposely picked up the pace for the final repeat. It didn't feel that fast, and I felt great at the end of the workout. I think I'm getting faster!!

Nov. 29 - Dec. 5

Sun - 11 miles, beautiful morning, with Alex for the first 8
Mon - 6 miles, Charlestown loop
Tue - 5 with track workout with Shane
Wed - 0 miles, brother in town
Thur - 6 miles, Charlestown loop
Fri - 0 miles, took a nap
Sat - 0 miles, did body combat
Total: 28

Overview: I was hoping this would be a high-mileage week, but I wasn't feeling great on Friday (I had a headache) so I didn't go for a run, and on Saturday I went with my mom to the gym and tried body combat, which didn't feel like a good workout at the time, but my arms were really sore the next couple of days. We also went swimming and used the sauna, which made us near comatose for the rest of the day.

These Moments

I was just reading old blog posts, and I like when I share running-related feelings, so I thought I'd share this: I've been really focused on my running goals lately: running Hyannis to get a Boston Qualifier, running my fastest marathon yet, getting the most out of my legs before I get too old, etc., but I'm also trying to remind myself not to get too caught up in it all. As I was running my Charlestown loop through the navy yard last week, I was in heaven. It was dark and I could see the lit-up Boston skyline in the distance, the calm black waters of the harbor rolled beside me, the wooden boardwalk gave slightly beneath my feet, I could smell those little bushes that make me feel like I'm on Martha's Vineyard, and I thought: Just do it for this. Don't do it for anything else but this.