Today is the last of the year, so I ran 30 mile time trial and finished my goal of running 4015 miles this year. (11/day, 77/week) Considering I was only at 3460 a month ago it was a pretty tough month.
I ran about 3 130 mile weeks, and in the middle of one week ran 160 miles when I had seven hard days in a row. ( 12/17-12/23) This week I had a hard Monday and Tuesday, 28 and 25 miles before three easy days of 10-6-6 before today.
Today I ran my PR for 30 miles in 3:46:08, about 9 minutes faster than last year. I ran pretty consintely too, starting off only one quick mile in about 7:00 and then running 7:20-40 for pretty much the rest of the way. My slowest mile being 7:49, up the big hill in Birch Bay and once after the marathon. The course I ran was the Birch Bay marathon plus 3.8 miles back around the water. I was at 3:17:30 or 40 for the marathon which was only a minute and a half slower than when I raced the marathon last month on a faster course. I could tell the higher mileage was helping me because there was never a point in the race where I died, I could keep running sub 8s even when I was tired and even sub 7:30s, and I didn't even need help climbing up the steps to my house when I got home.
Joel was actually pretty nice to me today, I know that may disappoint you because I can not really say anything too snarky, he even bought me lunch! He did agree that he was only 98% nice though, as in 98% of the things he yelled at me were nice. That is probably a record too, so 3 PR day.
Jessica and her family were nice too, coming by when I was at about 22 miles and cheering the rest of the way. Jessica's sister Cody made me a peanut butter chocolate (high protein) cake for hitting 4000 miles! I had to wait until I was done to have any even though I hit 4000 in the middle of my run.
A month ago I would have said it was almost impossible for me to get 4000 miles this year but I did it! And then I found I can run faster. I hope this new year will bring lots more impossible things.
I ran about 3 130 mile weeks, and in the middle of one week ran 160 miles when I had seven hard days in a row. ( 12/17-12/23) This week I had a hard Monday and Tuesday, 28 and 25 miles before three easy days of 10-6-6 before today.
Today I ran my PR for 30 miles in 3:46:08, about 9 minutes faster than last year. I ran pretty consintely too, starting off only one quick mile in about 7:00 and then running 7:20-40 for pretty much the rest of the way. My slowest mile being 7:49, up the big hill in Birch Bay and once after the marathon. The course I ran was the Birch Bay marathon plus 3.8 miles back around the water. I was at 3:17:30 or 40 for the marathon which was only a minute and a half slower than when I raced the marathon last month on a faster course. I could tell the higher mileage was helping me because there was never a point in the race where I died, I could keep running sub 8s even when I was tired and even sub 7:30s, and I didn't even need help climbing up the steps to my house when I got home.
Joel was actually pretty nice to me today, I know that may disappoint you because I can not really say anything too snarky, he even bought me lunch! He did agree that he was only 98% nice though, as in 98% of the things he yelled at me were nice. That is probably a record too, so 3 PR day.
Jessica and her family were nice too, coming by when I was at about 22 miles and cheering the rest of the way. Jessica's sister Cody made me a peanut butter chocolate (high protein) cake for hitting 4000 miles! I had to wait until I was done to have any even though I hit 4000 in the middle of my run.
A month ago I would have said it was almost impossible for me to get 4000 miles this year but I did it! And then I found I can run faster. I hope this new year will bring lots more impossible things.
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