process check. after last week, i have more than 1000 miles in the bank. since saturday, nov 2, 2013, when i stepped out the door and ran my first 5k in several years, i have put down 1000 miles. not a step on a treadmill. i ran in all kinds of weather, from below freezing and in the snow, to driving rain, to mid 80s with 80 percent humidity. i have run on all sorts of surfaces. the track. the trails in the woods. and the road. so much time on the road. i have run on the beach of both coasts of the USA. i have worn out 2 pairs of running shoes. i have run through pain, through uncertainty, through adversity. through days when i wanted to quit. through days when i felt weak. 1000 miles done. and i have only 34 more miles to go, before i line up at the start line.
9/13/14. Saturday. 2 yogas and 4 fast miles.
T is trying teaching another class at another gym in everett, and i went to support her. so i did 8am yoga. then i went straight into my fast 4 mile run. i ran through everett, but i ran N/S on the east side of colby, rather than my typical west side of colby. fast and flat, i averaged 7:30 min/mile. finished 4 miles in under 30 minutes, and felt good doing it. had a big leisurely breakfast with T at the New Mexicans (the stacker = homefries, biscuit with sausage gravy, sausage patty, 3 fried eggs), then hit Crossfit Everett for a second hour of yoga. came out of saturday feeling better than how i went into it.
9/14/14. sunday. The Long Run. 12 miles.
i hate running more than 9 or 10 miles in mukilteo. i end up running in loops through neighborhoods or i end up out on the speedway (lots of traffic, exhaust, exposed to the sun, etc). so i started in old town mukilteo and ran out the mukilteo blvd towards Everett. ended up all the way out in everett before i turned back. although i drive this road 3-4 times a week, its been several years since i ran it. i forgot how bad it sucked to run those hills. up from harborview park to howarth, then up to forest park, then through forest park. it was approx 1100 ft of elevation gain in my 12 miles. compare that to my 12 mile loop in mukilteo 2 weeks ago, which had 350 feet of elevation gain. but its done and i'm better for it. my long runs will not see the double digit mileage again. good ridance. bring on the taper.
12 and a wake-up. 34 miles before i line up.
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