Hello!!!! Wow, it has been WAY too long since I updated the blog…
Last year, I would report weekly on my training progress for NYC, and I am going to try to start doing that again going forward.
I am now on week 7 of NYC Marathon training, and I cannot believe it. I was dreading this training so much, but to my surprise, it has gone amazingly well.
During this training, I have run some of my fastest times ever, along with my highest mileage month ever (214 miles!!!!!!!!). I have learned to love running in my new neighborhood, met new running friends, and reunited with old friends I had not seen in awhile.
Overall, this training has been awesome. And as long as I don’t lose my momentum, get injured, or have a natural disaster get in my way, I should be able to run a kick ass race on November 3rd. And I am pretty excited about the idea of that!
Below is a snapshot of some training highlights so far…
First long run of training.
An insanely hot and sweaty 8 miler in the afternoon. This is one of the only workouts I have slept through so far, and that is because of weather.
12 miles with my BFF visiting from Cali!
Race for the Cure with Stacy! Ran a 22:07.
A KILLER track workout. 8 800’s, one at 3:10, the rest under. Shocked that my overall pace for this run was 7:05!
Another rockin track workout! 4 1600 repeats, all under 6:25.
My fastest 20 miler EVER. 7:55 overall pace. I was one happy girl after this run.
And today’s run! 2 months until the race. So freaking excited!!!!
(All of these photos were posted to my Instagram account)
Thank you to everyone who supported me through my whining on the last few posts! Looking forward to sharing my progress over the next few weeks, and I would love to hear about yours too!!
xo,
Ali
Now that’s the spirit! You are killing it in training! I need to catch up a little in my fitness but would love to log a few long runs with you!
Your training is going so well! I wish I could get my time up! Keep up the great work!
Awesome job this training cycle! NYC isn’t going to see you coming!!
Wow! You’re so speedy! Way to go – you’ll kill them in NYC!
Love hearing about your training! Can’t wait to hear the results of your hard work. Keep up the great work!