Easy miles done in the evening because that's when they could be done. My 88 year old grandma had us over for lunch and games at the park today. She had a whole box of fun things for the kids - her energy is phenomenal. I want to be just like her some day.
My husband ordered a new Garmin for me. I'm excited for it to come - it really would be helpful to know my times. I had absolutely no desire to run today. It might have been the windy, cloudy weather today or maybe just tired legs - but once I finished the workout I felt much healthier in my brain. Less than two weeks to the marathon.
2 mile warm-up and cool-down, 2 mile tempo (6:34, 6:49), 2X800 (3:04, 3:14), 2x400 (1:26, 1:32) with a quarter mile rest between each. One direction was downhill with the wind and the other was the opposite of course. My husband bought and sent me a new garmin watch. He knew I was too cheap to get another one on my own. I'm glad he did - it was nice to see where I'm at today. I think I'm about at the same level I was for the last marathon I ran. It would have been nice to feel faster, but I'll take what I've got. I'm a little concerned still about my legs not being 100 percent so I'm not sure I'll even match the time on my last marathon. We'll see what next Saturday brings. My main goal is to feel good on the last 6 miles - to feel like I'm still racing and not just holding on.
I went up the canyon for these easy miles. It felt strange to do so little on a Saturday. The canyon was PACKED!! I think everybody was getting a little tired of having to say hello to everyone going in the other direction. I saw some National Guard folk out doing their 2 mile for time. A couple of guys I knew were running so it was nice to talk to them and feel the military bond. One of them owns a business where he makes a breakfast cereal - kind of like oatmeal - called Rockit Fuel. It is made of lots of whole grains, is super-filling and tastes good too. Look for it at a whole foods store if you're a fan of such things.
One week to the marathon. Scary. My husband is making me go to bed by 10 or 10:30 at night, he's making me stretch during every conversation we have at night, he tells me to hydrate every time we talk and before we say goodbye on our Skype conversation for my night he tells me to visualize a positive race before I fall asleep. Honestly - the guy is so darned supportive and knows me pretty well to push me through all of these weaknesses of mine. Marriage isn't half bad.