Estimated Start time 7:15-7:30am
Sunrise at 7:49am
clear 32 degrees, winds NNW 6mph
Sunny
Estimated Finish time 11:30am (depending on actual start time)
Sunny 44 degrees, winds N 8mph
Saturday, October 17, 2009
In less than 24 hours...
I will be hitting the streets of Dertoit & Windsor Canada running my first marathon!!!
My dad and I will be heading down to the expo this morning.
What was supposed to be a fun filled, exciting weekend has taken a turn. My step mom had a mild stroke on Wednesday so our plans of celebrating after the marathon tomorrow are non-existant. I am ok with that as my dad getting home to my step mom afterwards is more important.
I am a little upset only becauase I've had these visions of my dad and I finishing, me crying, getting our pictures taken together, getting a message, finding our family and us all going out to a big lunch. I am sure this will all happen, minus the finding family and going to lunch part. Chris will be there along with my father in-law, so maybe we will just do lunch somewhere closer to home once my dad drops me off.
I can tell my dad is upset too. Not only do we have the marathon, but my birthday is Tuesday so we planned to celebrate that too.
It's ok though. He's not letting me down. In fact, he is going to be the only person that can keep me sane tomorrow!!
bring on 26.2! I'm ready to take you on!
My dad and I will be heading down to the expo this morning.
What was supposed to be a fun filled, exciting weekend has taken a turn. My step mom had a mild stroke on Wednesday so our plans of celebrating after the marathon tomorrow are non-existant. I am ok with that as my dad getting home to my step mom afterwards is more important.
I am a little upset only becauase I've had these visions of my dad and I finishing, me crying, getting our pictures taken together, getting a message, finding our family and us all going out to a big lunch. I am sure this will all happen, minus the finding family and going to lunch part. Chris will be there along with my father in-law, so maybe we will just do lunch somewhere closer to home once my dad drops me off.
I can tell my dad is upset too. Not only do we have the marathon, but my birthday is Tuesday so we planned to celebrate that too.
It's ok though. He's not letting me down. In fact, he is going to be the only person that can keep me sane tomorrow!!
bring on 26.2! I'm ready to take you on!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Week 18, day 5
2 days to go! I am so excited but have a slight bit of nervousness.
I did a test run last night with a mock of what I plan to wear on Sunday. It's a go!! I plan to take a picture of all my gear prior to putting it on, but for now, heres what I will be wearing.
favorite sports bra- white
compression white s/s top- white
fitted wicking carpis- black
l/s wicking mock neck zip up- baby blue
under armor ear warmer/headband- light pink
fitness gear running gloves- black
smartwool running socks
Brooks adrenaline GTS
fuel belt 2 bottle belt
I did a test run last night with a mock of what I plan to wear on Sunday. It's a go!! I plan to take a picture of all my gear prior to putting it on, but for now, heres what I will be wearing.
favorite sports bra- white
compression white s/s top- white
fitted wicking carpis- black
l/s wicking mock neck zip up- baby blue
under armor ear warmer/headband- light pink
fitness gear running gloves- black
smartwool running socks
Brooks adrenaline GTS
fuel belt 2 bottle belt
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Week 18- mid week update
It's Wednesday, I'm tapering and do not have much to update! But I felt the need to write something.
4 days until the marathon and the excitement is setting in!!
Monday I road the stationary bike for 50 minutes. I came home and made sure to apply ice & heat to my hip flexor. Last night I ran 3.1 miles. I did not ice & heat my hip flexor so I must make that a priority tonight! I would hate to have any issues with it come Sunday.
I plan on taking a ton of pictures at the expo being that this is my first marathon. I also told Chris that he HAS to take a bunch of pictures on Sunday. I've been horrible about adding pictures to my blog and want to make sure that I can write a full marathon review with pictures!
4 days until the marathon and the excitement is setting in!!
Monday I road the stationary bike for 50 minutes. I came home and made sure to apply ice & heat to my hip flexor. Last night I ran 3.1 miles. I did not ice & heat my hip flexor so I must make that a priority tonight! I would hate to have any issues with it come Sunday.
I plan on taking a ton of pictures at the expo being that this is my first marathon. I also told Chris that he HAS to take a bunch of pictures on Sunday. I've been horrible about adding pictures to my blog and want to make sure that I can write a full marathon review with pictures!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
1 week from today!
One week from today and I will be running my first marathon. I really can't believe I have made it and actually feel ready for this! I have a few more shorter runs to do that week and then its 2 days of resting along with expo fun and card loading.
The next weeks schedule looks like this.
Sunday: 8 miles
Monday: 3 miles, weights for back
Tuesday: 3 miles, weights for shoulders
Wednesday: 4 miles, abs
Thursday: 2 miles, biceps & triceps
Friday: rest
Saturday: rest
Sunday: MARATHON DAY!!!!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
New Shoes
Just ordered a new pair of shoes. This will give me 5 times to run in them before the marathon. I desperately needed new shoes and couldn't pass up the deal I found! www.runningwarehouse.com had 1 pair in stock of Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9's in a 9.5 2A. They run about $105 in the stores, but I paid $79.95 with free 2 day shipping and no tax!
I can't wait for my new shoes to arrive. My feet and legs will thank me!
I can't wait for my new shoes to arrive. My feet and legs will thank me!
Week 16 Complete
Week 16 is complete and into week 17. I can't believe that the marathon is in less than 2 weeks!
I ran an awesome 12+ miles on Saturday in Illinois. The prairie path was such a nice place to run. I wish I had something like that near my home. I couldn't cross train on Sunday due to prior plans, but was able to get into the gym on Monday for 45 minutes of cross training on the AMT. The rest of my training goes as follows:
Tuesday: 4 miles, weights for shoulders
Wednesday: 6 miles, push ups, core work
Thursday: 3 miles, weights for back
Friday: 15 min. bike warm up, weights for biceps & triceps, core work
Saturday: 8 mile run
Sunday: cross train
I ran an awesome 12+ miles on Saturday in Illinois. The prairie path was such a nice place to run. I wish I had something like that near my home. I couldn't cross train on Sunday due to prior plans, but was able to get into the gym on Monday for 45 minutes of cross training on the AMT. The rest of my training goes as follows:
Tuesday: 4 miles, weights for shoulders
Wednesday: 6 miles, push ups, core work
Thursday: 3 miles, weights for back
Friday: 15 min. bike warm up, weights for biceps & triceps, core work
Saturday: 8 mile run
Sunday: cross train
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