When I headed to Buffalo last weekend, I was a little apprehensive about a few things – going camping (bugs), turning 31 (really?), my grandparents getting older (sad) – and also about my goal of Trying a Test Run. I didn’t know if the leg would start to hurt or how I’d feel, and let me tell you nothing is worse than the runner’s “walk of shame” back to point A after failing to complete a planned running route due to injury or pain.
there were real live cows during camping, which were cool
Camping turned out to not be so bad – my sister and I went on some hikes, hung out (i.e., drank beer) with our Dad and made some killer s’mores. All of my grandparents are doing pretty well, and that’s definitely a blessing.
Turning 31 still kind of sucked, but I’m ok with it as long as I don’t actually say the number out loud.
my sister turned the same age as me because we are twins
And the running! There’s a running route I really like in Buffalo (or, the ‘burb I grew up in) along the Niagara River, so I headed there on Saturday morning without a set plan in mind other than to make myself take walk breaks. No matter how good I may have felt, my body hadn’t run in 6 weeks and needs to get used to running again (especially the leg!). I ended up taking walk breaks about every 10 minutes, and it felt SO GOOD to be out there again. I forget how natural running feels sometimes.
I ended up running twice, and the leg remained largely pain-free except for a little soreness immediately following the runs. Needless to say, I returned to NYC on Tuesday afternoon with visions of bridle path frolicking in the near future. Two pain-free ~6 milers later, I am going to go ahead and say this recovery is going swell and I can’t freaking wait to start training for Wineglass. Although I guess technically, training starts now? #bringit
Question: How long are your typical marathon training plans? I am curious 