One Week and Counting!!

I ran 6.5 miles today.
After I got home, got a snack and relaxed...I realized that a week from today I'm going to be doing that again.
Times 4.

 

Me- post Dam to Dam- June 2012

That's right- next Sunday I'll be in Minneapolis running the Twin Cities Marathon.
I'm excited/nervous/anxious/terrified/energized/happy!!
Literally a ball of emotions!
Remember last year when I got injured and couldn't run the marathon?

 Feeling good after a HOT summer run

 

All summer long I have worried that something would happen and I would end up unable to run this year too. I have had nightmares about getting injured and having to say 'no' to ANOTHER chance at a marathon. Each time something got a little hurty I got FREAKED out that an injury was on it's way.
But I made it.
I feel fabulous.

Sweaty after a Friday AM 16.5



7 days to go and I can cross RUN A MARATHON right off the list- '30 List' AND 'Life List.'
I GOT this.

So to catch you up on the training I've been doing- here's a quick run down of ALL the running I've done since March:

SUMMER RUNNING 2012
Month	Week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
APRIL	1	3		3.26	1.7			3.42	11
	2					5.76			6
	3	4.14			3.01			6.51	14
	4				4	1.4	13.19	2.5	21
MAY	1	4.26		2.87				4.75	12
	2			3	3.07		5.01		11
	3	4.5		5.11			3.3	8.01	21
	4		4.51		4.5		9.01		18
JUNE	1			5.01			12.46		17
	2		3.01	1.74		3.66	4.5		13
	3	2.01		5					7
	4			3.3				10	13
	5		2.01		4.43				6
JULY	1	2.02					10.9		13
	2	2.25		3.01			10		15
	3	2.01	2	4.65	2.13		13.37		24
	4	2.01			4.5		15.01		22
AUGUST	1		2.01	5.01					7
	2	5.01		2.01		16.5			24
	3	3.01			4.5			18	26
	4	2.48		2.4				7	12
SEPTEMBER	1	3.01	1.9	5	1.26		20		31
	2		5		3	2		11.26	21
	3		6.02	1.17	4.5	2.66	22		36
	4		5.01	2.27		4.25		10.03	22
	5		4.3	1.51	4.22			6.5	17
TOTAL									440
								Avg/wk	17

I definitely tried to follow a schedule for most of August and September, but it was pretty hit and miss until that point. Busy social schedules, poor planning and beautiful patio weather caused some issues. :)

Day after 20 miler lunch with Mom. I'll probably never be this skinny again. HA

Next week I'm only running 2 3 mile runs and then it's MARATHON DAY!!!

 Wish me luck!!

Have you ever trained for an athletic event?

How did you prepare?

 

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