A little moving update – All the stuff that we shipped across the country finally got here yesterday so our little basement apartment is just a little messy…
Now we’re just praying that my car is delivered tomorrow!
It’s starting to get warm here so when we are out playing fetch with the pups my family’s lab/golden retriever likes to cool off in the water. He is such a funny old man.
On the running front – The past week of taper has been going well. At the beginning of the week my legs felt pretty tired/heavy and I was a little bit nervous that I had started my taper a bit too early. But after a tempo run Thursday and a “long” run with a 3 mile push today everything is feeling much better. I think last week’s drive, the hills around my family’s house, and a little cold I was fighting last week were what caused the heaviness but the lower mileage light workouts this week flushed it all out. Thank goodness!
After today I’m looking at 2 days of rest/light biking and then its straight into the final week of taper that ends with THE BOSTON MARATHON! 8 more days – I can’t believe it!!!
Let’s take a quick look at this past week of training…
Sunday Summary
Monday – Rest
Tuesday – 7 miles @ 7:47 pace
Wednesday – 8 miles @ 7:47 pace
Thursday – 8.2 mile workout (1.5 mile warm-up, 5 mile tempo @ 6:32 pace, 1.7 mile cool-down) 6:58 average pace
Friday – 9.34 miles @ 7:32 pace
Saturday – 6.22 miles @ 7:27 pace with a few miles on some of my favorite trails!
Sunday – 11.18 mile “long run” workout (8 easy, last 3 miles at tempo – 6:31) 7:07 average pace
Total Mileage: 59.9 miles Total 2014 miles: 976.6/3,000
Have a great rest of your Sunday! Mine will be spent trying to tidy up as much as possible!
A few random questions for you!
How is the weather where you are? Is it finally starting to warm up if you are somewhere that actually gets winter?
Do you have a favorite running trail? Describe it!
Will Run for Boston 
Wow the Boston Marathon is so soon!!! Glad you’re feeling better! It’s getting into the 90’s here in AZ!
Wow! The 90’s already? That’s crazy!
It’s in the low 80s and sunny…it’s fantastic! My dogs are not fans of it though, they love the snow. Good luck with your final preparations for Boston!
Thanks girl! That’s so funny that your dogs like the snow – I think if my dogs never had to see snow (or rain) again they’d be happy campers!
That trail looks so gorgeous!
So excited for you about Boston! As soon as I get off the cruise ship I am turning on Boston coverage 🙂
Awww, thanks! It will mean so much to know that you are following along as I’m running up those tough hills!
Hail, rain, wind with a little sunshine today – not ideal running weather. Good luck with taper week!
No, that doesn’t sound like great running weather! haha
70s and cloudy, great day for running but its my rest day! Favorite running trail was definitely the tow path along the Potomac river in Maryland. It’s a dirt trail and you have a canal on one side and the river on the opposite, it’s beautiful!
That sounds like such a pretty trail! I love running along water, it is so peaceful!
Can’t wait to see you crush Boston!