On Sunday, I participated in a Pacific Northwest Operation Jack run in Tigard, Oregon. This was also my run for Katye's 12k of Christmas virtual run. First off, I SUCK at pictures at races; please forgive me and I forgot my "virtual bib". The course was a loop, just shy of a mile and open for 6 hours; everyone was asked to run a minimum of 6.1 miles in honor of Sam's 61st marathon, a couple of folks did 30+ miles. These folks are my heroes. The conditions were terrible; it was 39 degrees, pouring and windy for the entire morning. Going into the event I decided I would shoot for half marathon distance, I started out by myself (it was a very small event) and I gutted out the first 7 laps. I was seriously thinking about stopping but I met two great gals & we kept each other company and got through my 15 laps (about 14.25 miles). It was the slowest miles I have done in months; I probably shouldn't be too hard on myself my training has been terrible.
I was reminded this morning that Boston is in 111 days; I must get serious about my training. Here's my plan for the next two weeks, it is fairly ambitious I hope I am up to it:
Monday - 6 miles
Tuesday - Rest
Wednesday - 6 - 8 miles
Thursday - 6 - 7 miles. Warm up 2 miles. Run 2 x 1 mile @ 8:25. 2 minute jog rest between the miles. Then 2 x 200, hard. 2 miles cool down.
Friday - Rest
Saturday - 6 miles
Sunday - 10 - 12 miles
I'm going to work on 2011 goals and a race schedule this week; stay tuned and have a Happy New Year!
Love the Operation Jack shirt and medal...I don't get mine until next week and I'm extremely jealous! We had a good run in Albany, in the wind and rain!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pic, it looks like a funny party. I think we have run our slowest mile this week: I had problems with the strong wind too. I like the shirt and the medal, congrats.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you and family too.
Looks and sounds like a fun x-mas, I totally wanted chinese that night, too.
ReplyDeleteVery cool that you pushed through those tough conditions, impressive mileage. Enjoy those training weeks, you have a challenging schedule, should be fun.
now we're down to 106 days!!! eeeeee! i am not doing well at all with training. but a new year will hopefully be just what i need to get me back on track.
ReplyDeletei just got my package!!! thank you so much for the portland running co. its absolutely perfect. in fact, i'm wearing it right now :)
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