My week started sore as heck. I guess that’s expected after a marathon, but I thought maybe marathon 2 would be better than 1. It both is and isn’t. I’ve been just as sore, but for a shorter time after the marathon.
Monday and Tuesday were rest days. Tuesday also involved driving to Indianapolis for a meeting.
Wednesday: 4 miles. Oops, I thought it was three. Since it was trash day, I ran in the park. I had a 10 minute delay thanks to my watch 😡. 3.15 sore miles in 29:23 (9:20 min/mile pace).
Tuesday: 3 miles. Since I ‘Oopsed’ yesterday, I made up for it today (I know, I shouldn’t, but I did). It was foggy, but I could run in the neighborhood. 4.16 miles in 36:34 (8:47 min/mile pace).
Friday: Little Kings 50 West Mile. So this is a fun little race that kicks off the Flying Pig Weekend. Being less than a week out from the marathon, I didn’t know what to expect. I went into it thinking I had a PR of 6:20, too. Prior to the race, I ran around (literally) the riverfront area – to packet pickup, back to the car to drop off the shirt, back to start. I was placed in Corral A 😮. Goods and bads there – I’ve gotta run fast (bad?), but I’m close to the front of the line for beer (good… er AWESOME!). I started at the back left of Corral A. The back part was not a mistake, but being on the left was – about 480 feet into the course, there is a sharp turn that’s nearly a hairpin. I was very close to the curb there and had to slow to get around it. I didn’t make up my pace, but that might also be because mid-5s to low-6s isn’t really sustainable. Time: 6:32. Then at the end of the weekend, I found that my memory of last year’s race was more optimistic – my prior PR was a 6:39. So I PRed by 7 seconds. NICE! Also nice, while I was there I met fellow Runnitor Ricard0 and we talked for a while and watched the elites. Then, after complimenting another runner on her “I SWEAT IPA” headband, she handed it to me, saying she could get another one for free through some free brewery runs in Minnesota. 😊
April ended during this week, I ran 173 miles in April. Not my highest, but still higher than all but one month last year. May and the first half of June will be pretty easy, July and August will have a few races – most notably the NKU XC Series and the Batavia Bulldog Blast. Beyond that, the Hudepohl 14k is coming up in the fall, as is marathon 3 – Columbus Marathon.
This past week was 8 miles. Not my highest week!