Today was my first "official" long run for my 10k and half marathon in March...I'm only a few weeks behind 🙄, but starting late is better than not starting at all, right? With perfect temps, overcast skies, new shoes, and a new song on my Playlist 😍, it was a pretty good run.
Today was only six miles, but really the perfect distance considering I have been pretty sick, I was breaking in new shoes (which are completely amazing!), and I got to run in the rain. Thankfully I'm not seeing any sign of blisters on my little toes. I'm a bit paranoid about them, if you haven't noticed. While training for my full marathon in 2015, I developed blisters that covered my little toes (from nail to joint) and they never went away. It took over four months for them to completely heal after race day. So that would be why I'm a little apprehensive of running in the rain.
One thing we started doing while training for our full marathon, is we treated every long run like race day. So that's what I did today...even though it was only six miles. This allows us to make adjustments on attire, pre-run food and fuel, and food/drink we may need during our run. Needless to say, I made lots of notes on things I forgot or overlooked today.
The two main things I will make sure I do next week are:
Take my visor with me. Although the sun wasn't out today, when it started raining, I couldn't see. My visor definitely would have made those last two miles easier. Also, I won't sleep late and rush out the door forgetting to eat before heading to the River Trail. Miles 5 and 6 were a little more challenging with nothing but Spark and Rehydrate on my belly.
This weather has been ridiculous. It's like it can't make up its mind! It's freezing and snowing one day, and 70 degrees the next. Today the temps were perfect, about 45 degrees. Next week it's saying the temp will be 70 😬. Ugh! Hopefully it won't be muggy or humid.
This week my goal is to get into a regular running routine. I've been great at getting to Boot Camp, but my short runs haven't been happening as consistently as they need to. I'm hoping to do three miles each Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Rain or shine. We will see how disciplined I can be 😬.
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