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A Random Thursday

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3/31/11

7 miles easy

1:07

9:34 avg pace

This was supposed to be a goal marathon pace (GMP) tempo run but I changed it to an easy run since I wasn’t feeling it this morning.  I really want my legs to be super, super fresh for Sunday’s race.  Since my average pace on Tuesday’s long run was a little over GMP (8:52 vs. 8:45), I’m counting that as both my long run and my tempo run this week!

As usual, I started stalking weather.com for Sunday’s forecast and I’m pleased to report partly cloudy skies with a high of 57 and a low of 44 🙂

Here comes the randomness…

My Blog Causes Nightmares
…at least for my niece Andrea!  She is an amazingly creative writer and apparently those creative juices don’t stop when she sleeps either.  This is what she posted on my Facebook page yesterday:

I keep having really weird dreams involving you because I read your blog before bed. It’s happened every night this week ha ha. Last night you and I were eating DQ blizzards with white chocolate wonderful mixed in and then this guy dressed up in full gladiatior gear named Maximus came in and stabbed our blizzards while savagely screaming. So we went to flee from him but you wouldn’t run away with me until you put your Garmin on and set it up and I was flipping out. But we got away thank goodness 🙂

Is this great or what?!  I wish I was eating a DQ Blizzard with you Andrea!

Andrea read at our wedding

Hawk
We got pretty lucky in that Hawk is not the biggest chewer (with the exception of an expensive Crate & Barrel rug).  The 2 things he consistently chews are his dog bed and a basket that holds all of his toys.  He thinks that the basket is also a toy that he can rip to pieces.  Keep in mind, he’s 23 lbs and it takes him forever to rip something to pieces which means we often catch him in the act.

Chewing up his dog bed
I'm so damn pleased with myself!

Yesterday’s latest causality – another toy basket.  Notice the smug look on his face…

I did it again!

Help!  Does anyone have any suggestions for a toy basket that he won’t eat?  I think we tried everything!

Week 12 Recap

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3/27/11

8 miles tempo

1:08

8:30 avg pace

2 miles warm-up
5 tempo miles:  8:17, 8:02, 8:00, 8:09, 8:07 (on target:  training plan called for 5 miles @ 8:09 pace)
1 mile cool-down

I ran this with “Maximus” my neighbor.  I’m happy since these 5 miles were truly “comfortably hard” – the way tempo pace should feel.  I was still somewhat able to talk (although it seemed to take forever for me to get a sentence out).  Twelve weeks ago this pace wasn’t so comfortable and that is what makes me so happy.  Seeing progress is motivating!

Here’s what Week 12 of NJ Marathon training looked like:
MON:  rest
TUE:  7 miles speed
WED:  yoga (I have to confess that I was sore for the next 2 days after this class)
THU:  7 miles easy
FRI:  18 miles
SAT:  rest
SUN:  8 miles tempo

A total of 40 miles for the week.  I cannot believe I only have 2 weeks left of the Monster Month and then it’s taper time.  This training cycle has flown by.  This coming week I’ll be switching things around a bit since I’m running the Cherry Blossom 10-Miler next Sunday!  More on that in another post.

I feel like I haven’t posted pictures of Hawk in awhile.  He got a new Spring ‘do last week so why not show it off?!

Have great Sunday everyone!