#rcmarch2018

[runningwhilenotdying]

10 x 3 minutes run, 1 minute walk

Running 3 minutes at a time is so much better than running 2! This is one of my first comeback runs that felt like a “real” run. And look at that time! That’s almost a time I would have run five months ago! Also it was sunny and almost warm and sososo beautiful out

[pearltrees]

Flat Meagan prepped and ready for the Marine Corps 17.75k early tomorrow morning. Like, out of bed at 4:30am early. Also, note to self, check the elevation BEFORE you sign up for races. That 200ft climb in miles 4-5... oof. Wish me luck, friends- I’m going to need it!

[therunningphysicist]

Last run in Florida; I already miss my family and the weather 😭🌺☀️

[eatrunbehappy]

W6D6 I have been sick the past 10 days and I’m still not where I want to be healthwise but after lots of overthinking everything from skipping that marathon to just running without worrying I decided that I’ll try it. I’ll run it without that big sub-4 or even 3:30 goal I had once. There’ll be more races and it won’t be helpful if I ruin my body with training hard when I should take it slow. So I took it slowly. 3:02h - 30k long run with some pauses to take a photograph or two. The nature was gorgeous. Mild temperatures that aloud to run in a t-shirt and I was surrounded by all that signs of early spring that take the last bits of winter away. Needless to say: I’m happy although everything is far away from where I hoped to be. But that’s life and that’s okay.

[melanqoli]

Well, I did it. 25km (15.5mi) under glorious beaming sun rays. My hamstring is definitely not 100%, but it didn’t seem to bother me all that much during the run (though achey now.) I also had a bit of a calf seize at 23km 😖 the joys of marathon training. Next week is a cutback week, and I’m okay with missing some runs if i need to. The rain is supposed to come back anyways! 8 weeks to go.

[run-bravely]

Some pretty shots from my Sunday run. 7.2 miles.

[integrationslady]

You know those people who say they never regret a run? Yeah, those people are full of shit. It was way too cold and too windy out for this and I shouldn’t have done it. But I was already outside when I realized that and I wanted to try out a new headphone/phone holding combination to see if it’ll work for Ragnar (it won’t). So I did a mile, and I couldn’t feel my face or my hands by the time I was done...

33.94/75.04 March/2018 miles

[i-took-the-one-less-traveled-by]

Well yesterday I completed my first ever half marathon! It was exactly how I expected it to be but its amazing how much your mindset changes as the miles add up. I felt really good for the first 9 miles or so, then I hit a wall and my calf tightened up. But overall I accomplished my goals which were: 1) To finish the darn thing 2) Run the entire 13.1 3) Finish under 2:30:00 (An unofficial goal I made up at the start)