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So I’m moving right along in my training. 6 miles yesterday with some snow for the second half.

Then a cold 8 miles today.

My ankles are stiff. Not sure if cold weather related or otherwise. Definitely going to keep an eye on them.

But moving on. Only a few days until Half Marathon number 2 for the month!

A New PR

So Saturday’s Tell City Half Marathon was a great race. It was the first year for the race and since it was small town it definitely kept that small town feel.

I took off a little fast but settled in by 2. After 3 is when the fun kicked in. Some steep uphills and downhills. Quick rapid increase or decrease of 200 ft.

But despite the hills I managed to not only PR my half. But bring in my first official sub-2 hour half marathon.

Definitely will run this race again.

I decided to try some KT tape for the first time on my shin. Best idea ever!!!! My leg feels great even after the grueling trek.

This image of Mozart Hill doesn’t do it justice. It was a tough climb.

It was a nice and cold 3 mile Thursday. Taking it easy for my race on Saturday. Will definitely be using my KT tape for the first time on Saturday. Right shin and left knee. Looking forward to tomorrow’s rest day!

My eye looks weird with this filter!!!

So today was my 8 mile day. My legs have been really heavy these past few days as I’ve been hammering them. My calves are finally starting to loosen from Saturday which is good considering 3 days until a half marathon.

So at around 2.5 miles my legs started talking to me. (Not saying kind words). So I pushed to 3 miles as that’s a point where I make a decision about how many miles are to be ran. So I have a little conversation with my legs.

Me: alright legs just 5 more miles.

Legs: how about 0.

Me: okay how about just 3.

Legs: how about 1.

Me: alright let’s compromise 2 more.

So an 8 mile day turned to a 5 mile day. And I’m okay with that. Some days it’s about knowing when to say stop. That can be half the battle.

Now to work on my final paper for Managerial Economics.

I will spare you a picture tonight.

Today’s run was merely an errand. My wife asked me to run to the store to pick up some medicine. What she didn’t mean was the literal. Today was a 5 mile day planned. But the store was 3 miles away. So I did 6 miles.

2 birds 1 stone a workout and an errand.

After an obligatory day off, my calf muscles were still super duper tight. I did calf raises at work all day to try to work them out.

So I set out to do an easy 5 miles. But once I got out and moving 6 sounded like a much better number. So 6 I did.

Can’t remember the pace but was solid.

So yesterday’s cap at Iroquois was grueling to say the least. 3.2 miles of hills. After doing a fast 13 in the morning but mike 2 my legs felt like concrete and my heart rate was a bit high. But I pushed through the hills and actually put down a respectable time around 8:20/mile.

Definitely need more hill work on my muscles but doing so well so late in the daily mileage gave me hope.

This is the look of a guy who just PRd his half time 13 days post marathon. Ran a half in 1:56 this morning!!!!!!!

Now three more to go at Iroquois here in a couple hours.

#sunsouttonguesout #marathontraining

The hardest thing for a runner to do is not run. Although I want to continue my streak of days with at least 1 mile ran, I am going to rest today. 0 miles planned. Rest my weary legs, knee, and shin. Tomorrow is long run day. Think I’m supposed to be down for 15-18.

Day 7

Last night I put some miles for streak day number 7. I have ran at 1 miles every day for a week. Mentally I feel better. Physically I feel mostly better. Knee is fine. Shin is bothering me a little bit so will prolly back off some on the speed and hills over the next week.

Last night run was awesome though. First night using my noxgear tracer360 led vest. It was awesome. Cars were actually making a concerted effort to avoid me. Not just at the last second like usual (even in daylight). Felt so much better.

The miles were great 5 miles at an 840 pace with some hills thrown in for fun. I feel rejuvenated.

Can’t wait for tonight. Have a meeting at 7 then going to test out my new night gear. Not sure where yet. But excited to get some LED lit miles in tonight!

So today was a longer run day. It was overcast with periodic downpours. It was wonderful. Knocked out 8 in a time I’m pleasantly pleased with. Towards the end my shin started bothering me. But I will ice and elevate it tonight!

After this run I feel total beast mode!!!!!!

New toy to run at night.

#gif #noxgear #nightrunners

A wonderful evening run. The sunset came a bit earlier than expected and I didn’t have my gear so had to run some of the golf course to stay off the roads. But a solid 4 miles averaging less than a 9 minutes pace. Tongues always out. Rough days lead to smooth runs sometimes. I felt golden and easy breezy.

Some days are tougher than others this has been one of those days. Today I’m shooting for day 5. It’s really late in the day but I will at least put a few miles underneath my feet. So much to do and so little time. But my me time will happen. Soon I will be posting what I did today in my running. Can’t say it’s going to be fast but it’s going to be done.

So today was a short run and recovery day. I clocked a massive 1.05 miles today! I needed to take it back after my weekend. My knee felt a little iffy today so couldn’t push it. And my teacher told me No and you always listen to the teacher!

But this is day 4. Streaking towards my goals.

My renewed strengths are great. Looking forward to a longer run tomorrow with some therapy time.

Serene views as I struggled through a hilly 4 miles this morning. The hills weren’t planned but flooding closed the flat path I intended to run. Alas 4 miles completed. I added in lunges over each bridge (to give my heart rate some recovery time).

#gif

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