Tis the season before the New York City Marathon and wow, where has time gone?
When New Balance offered me a chance to run 5 weeks ago, it felt like I had “plenty of time”. Time is up and I’m back to resting, recovering, and tapering.
Last week was more of a recovery week from the Atlantic City Half Marathon and 20 miler. I feel confident I’ll be able to finish the New York City Marathon, but my goals have shifted.
| Monday: | Hike with Shawn |
| Tuesday: | Rest |
| Wednesday: | 10 miles averaging 7:52 pace |
| Thursday: | Rest |
| Friday: | Easy 60 minutes |
| Saturday: | Pennypacker XC Open: 21:00 |
| Sunday: | 15 Miles |
Thoughts:
I didn’t mean to take 3 days off from running (originally I planned 2), but my body was tired and I have no regrets. My good friend and coworker went for a beautiful hike (and one of my favorite in NJ). The Stairway to Heaven is a tough hike but worth the view. It was by no means a rest day though.
Pennypacker Cross Country Open 5k:
I’ve wanted to do the Pennypacker Cross Country Open 5k for a while. This year the only way to make it work was to run beforehand and a fast finish 5k as the last 3.1 miles (for a total of 10.1 miles). I haven’t run cross country in a while, and it was a lot of fun. The Pennypacker Cross Country Course is used a lot of local high schools. I’m happy with my effort at the of a longer run, plus on cross country terrain.
Sundays Long Run:
On Sunday, I ran 15 and it was one of the hardest runs I’ve done in a while. The rain and wind, made it difficult and obviously my body didn’t feel great after the race the day beforehand. I am happy to get it done, although my confidence could use a boost.
Next Week:
As I go into New York Marathon weekend, I plan to taper down. My goal for the marathon is to start and finish healthy. Right now, I would be ecstatic with anything under 3:30, but I’m not putting a time goal out there. As I said last week, I do believe this will be my last marathon for a while and it will be nice to start and finish the race healthy.
Posts from the Week:
New Balance 1400v6 Shoe Review
Atlantic City Half Marathon (1:36.27)
Hiking Pakim Pond in Brendan T. Byrne State Park
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Questions for you:
How was your week of running?
Are you running New York City Marathon?