So this is what it feels like to be slow roasted in an oven. It was so hot today that I literally felt like a turkey. All I needed was just some basting and I would be cooked to perfection. I did a 5.5km pre-run. Did I already mention it was hot?? I ran through …
Tag: Marathon training
I did it!
I did my longest run before the marathon today! I was planning on doing 32km but ended up doing 33km. Now it's taper time! I started at 5:50am today, the earliest I've ever started. It was hard to wake up but I wanted to meet up with the North York Women's running group who meets …
So hot!
We ran intervals at the park today again. It was super hot (33C feels like 37C!) so my medium and fast intervals were pretty much the same speed as my recovery pace. 😂 Toward the end of the intervals, there was a kid screaming in pain crouched over on a bench. He was with his …
30k of memories
We were camping at Lake Erie this weekend so I had to do my Saturday long run alone again. I wasn't as anxious as the last time I went camping and had to do 26km by myself. I set my alarm for 5:30am, ate a PB&J sandwich and left at 6:15am. I just went and …
Catching up
Since I haven't blogged about Monday's run, I'll blog about both Monday and last night's run here. Monday I did a 4km pre-run and then did 2x5km loops with the People's Church crew. The first loop, we were basically chasing Dave and, importantly, Rishi kept up with us the whole time! Rishi has improved so …
Saying goodbye
Domingo and I ran together again. We did a 5k pre-run and then ran to Edwards Gardens and back. We lost the ninjas along the way but it was nice to go at a slower pace for the 20k distance. It started raining half way into the run which was really refreshing. When we got …
Green Monster on Repeat
We decided to slay the Green Monster again...3 times! At first, I was like, "What was I thinking? This hill is so long! Whose idea was this?!?!" After one rep, I thought, "Okay, that wasn't too bad. I can do this again." After the second rep, I told myself, "Just one more. You can do …
Running around and around
Last night was intervals around Maureen Parkette. Warm-up run, 7 loops around the Parkette, cool-down run. I brought all my running clothes to work but forgot a hat and sunscreen. Fail again. 😒 I keep on telling myself that I have to push harder on the fast intervals and slower on the recovery to get …
Running in a sauna
Hello Week 15 of my 20 week training plan! Yesterday was probably the hottest and 'humid-est' I've ever run in. I feel the heat really affects me so I guess it's good training for TSFM in case it gets really hot toward the end of the race. Since I needed 14km, I did a 7km …
Only 6 more weeks!!!
I just finished week 14 of my 20 week training program! I feel really good about my training so far. I only have 2 more long runs to go: 30km on Canada Day weekend (when I'll be camping again), 32k the week after, and then I'm TAPERING! I'm so thankful to everyone who have encouraged …
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