How was I 235 days from the marathon on April 1st when I registered and I am only 34 days from it now. Up until last week I kept saying "oh the marathon is still ___ weeks away." And now all of a sudden it is "It is only 5 weeks away!!"
Like I said in my previous post, last week was not a good running week. I can now say I finished out the entire week with a bad running week. I think my 13 mile long run over the weekend was only about 7 1/2 because of dear little L who did not want to sleep past 5am or nap this weekend!
I am still feeling pretty good about last week. I am confident I am going into my 3 toughest weeks before taper pretty rested and strong.
I ran a strong 6.26 this morning. I still don't have the rest of the week figured out completely. Because of last week, I think I am just going to set the alarm every morning for 4:30 and run what I can. My plan is a total of 20 miles going into the weekend and then 18 on Sunday. Saturday is a planned rest day. The other rest day depends on the boys. If I get four weekday runs in by Friday morning, I am sleeping in!
I am still trying to figure out nutrition for the marathon. The stops will have water and Gatorade and a few will have GU. I am good with all three but I am not sure about how much and how often. I don't feel as though I was properly fueled for my 17 miles last weekend. My time to figure that out is running out!
GU Roctane ALWAYS makes me run fast. Do try it in one of your long runs and you'll see what I mean. It's like you can run all day! LOL! I only take it with water though and just take Gatorade before and after the run. =)
ReplyDeleteI feel your excitement!!! Good luck girl =)
I will have to try those out! Thanks! I might have one or two from winning a giveaway. I am excited!!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck figuring the fueling out. I found that early on I needed Gu on an every five mile schedule and then later in the race I needed to hit the powerade/gatorade. In my first marathon, I drank so much gatorade in the last 10 miles that I was convinced I was going to lose it at some point. I must have needed it though because I didn't hurl and actually didn't need to pee for more than an hour afterwards.
ReplyDeleteOh,and yes, I am looking at the Ocean drive marathon (and more likely the 10 mile race...)
ReplyDeleteI ate Gu/salt tabs every 4 miles or so...starting at mile 2. And make sure you drink enough!! Good luck!
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