I opened my mailbox to find a package from the ING NYC Marathon folks. It only seems like this week that I was training for my first marathon. Now nearly five months later, I received a finishers’ certificate in the mail.
It’s official. I am a marathoner. With that in mind, I have to start training and behaving like a marathoner. I have 94 days to prepare for my second, the Calgary Marathon on May 27.
Before the panic sets… I must focus and take deep breaths.
I’ve had a lot going on (#excuse) but things are bound to improve, right? Mainly it’s this whole time management thing. I’m crossing my fingers that my work schedule improves soon (Think less weekends).
I skipped Crossfit and went for a 8k hilly run last night. The high was a balmy +5C. I needed to feel the fresh air on my face.
I found a great route that’s close to my apartment and perfect for hill repeats. If I weren’t so dehydrated (#fail) and tired (#excuse), I would have had a great workout.
Instead it was so-so. I love hills. I can’t wait to do this route again.
This weekend’s hypothermic half will kick my butt. I’m going to get a long run in later this afternoon. I’m waiting for it to warm up a little more. We got a few inches of sun on Saturday so it’s pretty slushy out there. I need to find bare pavement. Any suggestions?