Wife and I are training for the Carlsbad Half Marathon in January. Wife has already run both a marathon and a half marathon so luckily she has already created a training plan. This is week 4 and 5 of that half marathon training program.
Sorry for the delay on our running diary updates. With our trip to Sonoma, rain, and Christmas I have fallen behind. These 2 weeks included our best run and our wort run so far.
Tuesday – 3 miles
Thankfully the rain decided to take a break and we ran 3 miles. Nothing to exciting here.
Friday – 5 miles
We missed our Thursday run because we thought it would rain. Of course Thursday had no rain but we had already missed it. So on Friday we went to work and then had to come home, pack for Sonoma, and run 5 miles. We decided to only run 3 miles because we did not have a lot of time and we did not think the dog could run 5 miles. However, a while after we started we felt great and decided to power through and go 5 miles. We were glad we did because we felt great and the dog actually made it.
Saturday – 3 miles
After a long night of driving, we awoke in Kingsburg, CA (a suburb of Fresno) and prepared to run in 40 degree weather. I had to borrow a sweatshirt just to keep a luke warm temperature. The nice thing about Kingsburg is they have long straight streets. The bad thing about Kingsburg is they have long straight streets. They can make things a little boring. Our run went by just fine. The only problem was that our schedule called for a 4 mile run. Oh well.
Monday – 7 miles
This was the best run we have had so far. The weather in Sonoma cleared up with the sun shining bright. We once again went out to run a quick 3 miles to start off the day and postpone our long run for later in the week. Once we reached three miles I felt so good that I wanted to continue on. Wife on the other hand wanted to go back so as not to annoy our travel buddies. After a bit of arguing we found a nice nursery that allowed us to use the phone to call our travel buddies. They said it was ok and had a lovely romantic breakfast together while we continued. The scenery was beautiful as we ran by vineyards and parks. Plus we ended with a good running time.
Friday – 5 miles
After a break due to the holidays we ran 5 miles. My foot ached a bit but I made it through. Once again, nothing too exciting.
Saturday – 3 miles
Our fastest 3 miles so far at 28 minutes and 53 seconds. Just a quick jaunt around the neighborhood with the dog.
Sunday – 8 miles
Our longest run so far (farthest I have ever gone but a jaunt for Wife) but also the roughest. We headed down to Harbor Island to run by the water and down the embarcadero. It started off with a beautiful view of downtown but as we approached the embarcadero the sidewalk became crowded and hard to run. After we turned around at the halfway point my knee started to ache and I really slowed down. Wife humored me by running at my pace but even she ached. Three runs in a row can really take a toll on the body. We finished but only excederin took away the pain.
The funny thing about these two weeks is that we kept up our running while traveling in Sonoma but when at home we missed a day on our running schedule. Luckily it was only a 3 miles run, so nothing too big was missed. I just hope that my body will be able to make our long run next week!
