4 June 2016

My First Fall of This Marathon Training Plan

Hello! Last night I headed to Florida on a red eye. Red eye flights always seem like a great idea until I feel ‘off’ when I get to my destination. At least I know the drill… melatonin, eye cover, ear plugs, socks, hoodie. But I still didn’t sleep as much as I thought I would.

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I grabbed an iced coffee at the airport and Ben swept me off to paradise.

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And by ‘paradise’ I mean Dunkin Donuts.

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Free donut?! Sign me up!!

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Then, we went to actual paradise  = Ben’s fam’s timeshare in southern Florida. They’ve went every year since he was a little kid.

After a drive south we arrived to a pretty quiet beach. Everyone was inside because it looked like it was going to storm. I took a solo walk on the beach that was super super solo – did everyone know something I didn’t?

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It was a pretty chill night and I tried to get to bed early to get on east coast time. I need to wake up early to run before it gets to 100 degrees and 99% humidity.

I managed to wake up around 6am but didn’t get out the door until about 7am – that is not early enough. I might need to run at 4am, or maybe stop running all together until it’s not ridiculously hot here (read as: maybe December, maybe).

I set out for a long-ish run and missed the mark a little. I managed 10.5 miles but it was super slow and sweaty. Oh, and I fell.

I fell. Again. I am good at falling. I should be proud of my falling skills – think positive!

I fall about 3 times a year so at least this is 1 down – 2 to go.

But before I fell I spotted three manatees! This made my entire life. I LOVE manatees. I have always always loved them for some reason. That’s why I hang out with Ben, for the manatees. Everything else is just a bonus.

Check out this video I caught of the manatees on Instagram!

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So, I was still flying high from my manatee spotting when I fell. I popped right back up and kept going. I’m sure a bunch of cars passing by saw me because the street I was on was fairly busy but the speed limit is slow.

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Post run green smoothie! Now I’m headed to the pool (in the shade) I’ve gotten enough sun for today thank you.

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Marathon Training Week 3:

Sunday – Rest from running and Upper Body 21 Day Fix 

Monday – Laguna Hills Half Marathon – 13.1 miles

Tuesday – Shake out 4 mile run & 21 Day Pilates

Wednesday – 5 miles easy & 21 Day Dirty 30 workout

Thursday – 10 miles & lower body fix

Friday – Rest after red eye flight

Saturday – 10.5 miles in Florida

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Question: When was the last time you fell?

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