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Lehigh Valley Marathon: Week 4 Recap

June 29, 2011 by Kristy 6 Comments

Last week I hit 47 miles!  I’m dropping back my mileage a bit this week but next week I’m hoping to hit 50.  I love how this drop-back week still includes an 18-miler.  That just isn’t right!

MON: 8 miles easy (was supposed to be either a hill repeat or speed day but my legs were not feelin’ it)
TUE:  8 miles tempo
WED:  rest
THU:  8 miles easy
FRI:  20 miles hot and steamy
SAT:  3 miles easy
SUN:  rest

Notice the lack of yoga or strength training recently?  When things get busy, it’s always the first to go.  My motivation for yoga or ST is nowhere near my motivation to run.  It’s a constant work in progress.

Originally I had planned on alternating hill repeats and speed work this cycle.  I really need that steady dose of speed work so I’m ditching the hill repeats.  My long runs are fairly hilly and I think they’ll provide me with the preparation I need for LVM.

I’m also doing a 2-week taper for LVM.  I was a complete nut case during the taper period for the NJ Marathon.  Three weeks is too much time for me, mentally and physically (even though my mileage only really dropped 2 weeks before, I hate doing my 22-miler 3 weeks out).  I did a 2 1/2 week taper for Steamtown and it worked out just fine.

Have you ever tried a 2-week taper?  Do you prefer it to the traditional 3-week taper?  

Bachelorette Fun: Friday Night

June 27, 2011 by Kristy 6 Comments

6/27/11
6 miles speed

After a fun-filled weekend of going out, drinking, and little sleep, I was dreading the track this morning.  Dreading it.  I peeked at my plan last night praying for something semi-easy but instead saw 3×1600 at 7:11 pace.  Ugh, mile repeats…my nemesis.  I took the liberty of increasing my “rest period” between intervals to 400m instead of 1 minute.

1st interval:  7:11.  Right on target.
2nd interval:  7:08.  Really?!
3rd interval:  7:05.  Huh?!  I should eat junk food, not sleep, and drink beer more often!  I can’t believe I wanted to skip this workout when my alarm went off this morning.  

Onto more fun stuff!  I’m totally milking this bachelorette recap into 2 posts, so let’s begin with Friday 😉

Friday night was relaxing…sitting around chatting, dinner, more chatting (and drinking), and then going to the hotel bar later on.  My legs felt great despite the 20 (very early) miles that morning and I even managed to stay up until 2:00AM!  Some pictures…

Me, Amanda (bride-to-be), and Michelle
A blurry group shot
Dancing and singing
Hydration is important

More pictures tomorrow!  Off to work for a very long day.  It’s going to take me a few days to fully recover from the weekend…just in time for the 4th of July!

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