I have been running naked since October.
It has been ages since my last blog. After 30 for 30 summer was in full swing and between getting up to speed running my new boat and logging lots of miles, blogging got pushed to the back burner.
I have been running consistently and ran the Newport marathon in October. I was training for Newport pretty hard and may have even 'over trained' as the race didn't go as well as I had hoped. I felt stiff and tired for a lot of the second half. Thankfully, I had a great running buddy for the whole race and her goal of finishing sub 4 helped us both get through and across before the dreaded 4 hour mark.
After Newport I felt a little burned out from training. I think of training and running as two different entities. Training is great by having set workouts and times to strive towards I can focus what I'm doing and it makes it easier to get out the door. Running between races can be refreshing and enjoyable, getting back to the root of why we're all out there in the first place; because running is awesome.
So after Newport I took my headphones out of my hears, turned off my pace watch and headed out the door. They call it running naked in the magazines. No set workouts, no pacing or time goals. I would go out when I wanted for as long as I wanted. I threw in a few races here and there, the Pie Run on Thanksgiving and a NYE 10k in Vegas but it was all just to see how I could do, and I ended up doing alright!
Now it's time to get back in the game. May is just around the corner. I know it doesn't feel like it as we pull on our third layer and gloves and head out for a jog, but it is just about 18 weeks until my birthday, May marathon weekend and summer racing season. I would like to run Sugarbush Marathon again on May 17 but the Volvo stop over in Newport might get in the way. Either way I'll be racing 26.2 again soon.
This time I am trying to train with the Hal Higdon marathon guide and use the pace times from the Runner's World training. Hal Higdon has you running 6 days a week which is more my style than the 3 day guide. I'm traveling a bit this winter but not nearly as much as the past few years so I should be able to work more daily runs into my calendar.
The first run this morning was a 3 miler that I turned into 4 because turning around on the Cliff walk before the 40 steps just feels wrong! It's pretty warm out, somewhere over 30 anyways. The roads and sidewalks were a little slick this morning with a film of ice but it was a beautiful morning for a run. I'm going to take it as a good omen towards a successful training season and a sign that it will warm up eventually!
It has been ages since my last blog. After 30 for 30 summer was in full swing and between getting up to speed running my new boat and logging lots of miles, blogging got pushed to the back burner.I have been running consistently and ran the Newport marathon in October. I was training for Newport pretty hard and may have even 'over trained' as the race didn't go as well as I had hoped. I felt stiff and tired for a lot of the second half. Thankfully, I had a great running buddy for the whole race and her goal of finishing sub 4 helped us both get through and across before the dreaded 4 hour mark.
After Newport I felt a little burned out from training. I think of training and running as two different entities. Training is great by having set workouts and times to strive towards I can focus what I'm doing and it makes it easier to get out the door. Running between races can be refreshing and enjoyable, getting back to the root of why we're all out there in the first place; because running is awesome.
So after Newport I took my headphones out of my hears, turned off my pace watch and headed out the door. They call it running naked in the magazines. No set workouts, no pacing or time goals. I would go out when I wanted for as long as I wanted. I threw in a few races here and there, the Pie Run on Thanksgiving and a NYE 10k in Vegas but it was all just to see how I could do, and I ended up doing alright!
This time I am trying to train with the Hal Higdon marathon guide and use the pace times from the Runner's World training. Hal Higdon has you running 6 days a week which is more my style than the 3 day guide. I'm traveling a bit this winter but not nearly as much as the past few years so I should be able to work more daily runs into my calendar.
The first run this morning was a 3 miler that I turned into 4 because turning around on the Cliff walk before the 40 steps just feels wrong! It's pretty warm out, somewhere over 30 anyways. The roads and sidewalks were a little slick this morning with a film of ice but it was a beautiful morning for a run. I'm going to take it as a good omen towards a successful training season and a sign that it will warm up eventually!
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