Another weekend has come and gone, and I thought I would check in today and share some of the highlights from the weekend. It wasn’t a particularly good or bad weekend, but there are some things worth sharing, so here we go!
- We had ZERO trick or treaters on Halloween! We usually only have a few, but since it was on a Friday I expected more kids to come through. I heard some kids outside but none of them came to our door. Now we have way too much candy around. I’ll be taking this to work this week!
- As I am writing this post I am also watching the NYC marathon! Watching a race is so inspiring. I can’t help but watch the elite runners and wonder how they are feeling?! I mean think about all the anxiety that an average runner experiences during a big race. Could you imagine truly competing against others and being followed around by a camera the whole time? I know how I look in race pictures and that’s usually bad enough.
- I woke up Sunday morning hearing the wind outside and hoping it wasn’t as bad for the runners in NYC! As of right now they are saying its the slowest race in years. so I guess the wind may be having a big effect.
- The extra hour this weekend was great– but of course I couldn’t use it for sleeping. I always think that after a tough run my body would take advantage of being able to sleep in on Sunday morning, but it never does. This morning I woke up at 6, which was actually 5 after the the clocks fell back. At least I gained an extra hour during the day to get stuff done!
- On Saturday night we walked to church and then grabbed dinner at a local bar on the way home. The church we go to is about a 20 minute walk. I was sort of dreading it after my long run but it actually felt good to move my legs. But the cold weather-yuck! I was so not ready for it! I wore a fleece and was really cold walking around at night. I am really hoping that winter isn’t here yet.
- I got my usual post-long run meal of a burger with a salad and fries. The place we went to had bison burgers so I went with that. And a glass of Malbec. All of this went unpictured. We were done eating at like 7:45 so went home and had another drink before going to bed at 9. It’s a crazy lifestyle we lead. But since I can’t sleep in no matter what time I go to bed, I knew I needed a good nights sleep and going to be early is the best way for me to do that.
- I mentioned in yesterday’s post that I ran 22 miles on Saturday. Overall I am really happy with this run. I headed out by 6am because I thought the weather was supposed to get worse as the morning went on. I think the rain stopped around 8am, but in the beginning the weather was really miserable. The wind was so bad that sometimes I felt like it was pushing me backwards. And whenever I was running into the wind, the rain was 10x worse because that was also blowing in my direction.
- I took the long way to run to the other side of the city and made it to Patterson Park around mile 10. I ran all over the paths of the park from miles 10-17 which was nice to not worry about traffic lights and stuff. But the park has hills, and you know how I feel about hills.
- When I made it back to my side of the city I hit mile 19 and decided to get my pace down to marathon goal pace for the last mile. When my watch beeped 20, I kept going, and I don’t even know why. It was like my brain stopped telling me what to do and my body just did what it knew how to do. Once I got to 21 I was planning to just run a little more to get closer to home but all of a sudden I was at 21.5 and still running strong so figured I would just make it to 22. I had never run 22 miles in a training run before and I may never do it again, but when your body is letting you do something you just go with it.
- Since I didn’t plan on running 22 miles, I did not fuel properly, but didn’t really notice. I took fuel at miles 6 and 12. If I knew I was doing 22 I would have taken more at 18. Maybe the whole glycogen depleted run thing has really helped? Before Saturdays run I ate 2 eggs and a banana an hour before I ran. I also had a honey stinger waffle right before I started running.
- Compression tights are my best friend this weekend. It’s a good thing my husband is also a runner and can sort of understand some of the things I do.
- I can’t believe the race is 3 weeks from today!!!!
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I wasn’t happy that I didn’t even get to watch the marathon at all since I was at a birthday party with my son! I was tracking it from my phone though but it def wasn’t the same! About to run now and see how my knee is holding up after Saturdays 22. My splits were very similar to yours.
That’s too bad that you didn’t get to watch the race! I hope that your knee felt better today!
We are so similar lol. I did watch the marathon, I tracked “my runners” using the app and I totally heard the wind whipping when I woke up. It was insane all day and night I do not know how they ran through that! I don’t always sleep well after a long run either and I didn’t plan on running 15 miles on Saturday so I didn’t eat any more than usual Friday but I didn’t notice! I swear I could have kept going. Maybe it was the Halloween candy the night before?
Saturday must have been the perfect day for a long run or something…even though based on the weather you never would have thought it! I’m sure Halloween candy made great fuel!
What a fantastic run!! I love that your body took over at 19 miles and kind of boss hogged you into the 22! I love when that happens to me!!
I didn’t get a ton of trick or treaters either and am also left with a ton of candy…bla!!!
It was a really good feeling to know that my body knew how to take over at that point in the run.
I had to hide the Halloween candy or it would have been all gone within a day:)
I can’t believe you didn’t get any trick or treaters. What a shame! I’d love to be one of your co-workers right about now. I’d be happy to enjoy 1-2 or maybe even three (you know one for me, and one for each baby) twix bars 🙂
I wish I could give you all of the twix bars! That is actually one candy that I don’t really like. I’d say that carrying twins gives you the right to eat all the candy that you want:)
My least favorite running weather is when it’s windy. I just can’t deal with wind. It makes me feel like I’m running in slow motion and every step is that much harder.
I totally agree! It’s always an element that I forget how bad it is until I try to run in it again.
Yeah, where did this weather come from? I mean, I was in shorts/singlet last week! And it’s STILL windy today?!
Great job on that last long one. Now you can cruise on into Phila–love that race!
I don’t know what has been going on with this windy and cold weather lately! I would like some nice fall weather back!
Woah good for you on 22 miles! I can’t imagine running that far right now haha but hey, when you’re feeling good, you’ve gotta just go with it! That weather was pretty miserable though, so you get even more credit for doing extra 🙂 When I heard the wind Sunday morning that’s the first thing I thought of too- I was veryyyyy glad it wasn’t me running the race, but there were still some fantastic performances out there.
If I had tried to tell myself before I went for my run that I had to do 22 I wouldn’t have liked it one bit. I think its much easier to trick yourself into doing more when you’re already out there!
I am totally over this wind! I think I would have been really miserable running a marathon in yesterday’s weather!
Saturday was absolutely gross, props for getting your run in! Those miles through Patterson Park look intense. I did a race there once and was not ready for those hills.
I enjoyed watching the marathon on Sunday morning at my friend’s! I may have fallen asleep during a part of it, but I loved watching the elites.
The only nice thing about patterson park is that you can get yourself up a hill and then give yourself a break on a downhill…but in a race its a different story since they plan the course for you:)
I was streaming the race from my laptop and it cut out quite a bit, but I still loved the parts that I saw!
I was the same way with my 20 miler during training–“Hell, I’m almost there, I’m feeling good, why not?” And that is when you know that you are a crazy runner. I”m ok with that!
Yes, I definitely felt like I earned “crazy runner” status this past weekend! Trying to explain to people that you ran 22 miles because you felt good at 20 just sounds ridiculous.
I live in NYC and watched some of the race to cheer on a very dear friend’s son. He did awesome as he just did in the Chicago Marathon also. The sheer thrill and excitement I felt, I feel for you as you are building yourself emotionally for this run. I didn’t prepare and run as I knew I would be traveling, but a runner feels the inner excitement and stress of a fellow runner. This time before the marathon should be exciting. Be proud of yourself for preparing so diligently and ride the excitement you and others feel for you! No need to feel stress you will do it. Don’t deplete your energy with what will not support you and hamper you from achieving your set goals with ease.
Thank you! I will try to remember that! And congrats to your friend’s son:)
You are SO ready for this marathon! Your legs were clearly telling you they are tired of training and are so ready to just do this thing!!!
I love refueling with a burger after a long run, there is nothing better! I like to top mine with a fried egg 🙂 YUM! …. And it is way too early to be thinking about burgers right now! haha
Haha its never too early to think about burgers!
I LOVE the name of your blog! Popping over from Katie’s MIMM. My least favorite running weather would have to be winter. Not a big fan of cold, snow and ice. 😉
Thanks! Winter running can be really rough, I would have to agree with that! I can handle some cold and snow but I won’t run if its icy. And cold wind is bad too!
Great job on your 22 miles……wow! I went home to visit family this weekend. And we got like four trick or treaters at my parents. Usually we run out of candy.
Thanks! I wonder what the deal was with less trick or treaters this year?
Zero?!?! That is awful! We only got about 30 or so, which was disappointing. Last year we had 50, which was down from the year before and so on …
I loved reading about your 22 mile run – and I agree, Saturday up here the wind was bad as well, and seemed to be in my face no matter which way I went! But Sunday was even worse! The local half marathon I wanted to run (but listened to my body and took a sick day!) is ALWAYS windy due to the location and combination of hills and valleys … but apparently yesterday was really bad. Glad I opted out!
I caught a bit of the highlights when I sat down for a minute, but I am really not a big TV person so I couldn’t sit and watch for long. Amazing seeing the women cross the finish line, though.
Exciting to continue following you into this marathon – you’re going to kill it! Just keep handling things as smart as you have been … can’t wait to hear 🙂
Our lack of trick or treaters definitely has to do with the area we live in. There just aren’t many kids around here. That was really smart of you to take the day off and not do the half when you weren’t feeling well. I bet hearing that wind made it an even easier decision! I hope that you are feeling better! Thanks for all your support!
🙁 we had none too. But it was really only cause it was raining so more candy for me!!
That is definitely the positive side of not getting any trick or treaters:)
That burger/salad/fries combo post-long run is totally my go-to, too. Nothing beats it! Sounds like a great weekend to me!!
Yes, it makes me feel like I am being somewhat healthy but also indulging in some comfort food!
Wow! Great run! (and the last one before your race!) Maybe eat some candy to refuel??? 🙂
I like your Garmin map–crazy squiggles, like the old “Family Circus” cartoons!
Haha very true! All our leftover candy will be a great way to refuel:)
Yeap, was right there watching the marathon on ESPN and it was inspiring indeed. And then every time I watched the trees on the tv screen blowing in the wind I winced thinking of how sucky that had to be for them.
I know, right?! I couldn’t imagine running through all that wind!
Great long run! Feeling strong and going those extra couple of miles has to give you a boost of confidence going into this marathon! I don’t know how I would deal with cameras in my face like that either! I don’t even like going up on a stage to get a medal, let alone have a camera alongside me for 26.2 miles!
Me too, and that is why I am perfectly happy staying out of the spotlight…in all areas of life, but definitely including running!
I feel your pain on the long run this weekend! The weather as brutal! I cannot imagine doing the NYC marathon in that wind! Wow! I also can’t believe how close the marathon is!
I know, less than 3 weeks now! Crossing my fingers that we don’t have wind like that!
Congrats again on your lone run! No trickortreaters is crazy – we ran out of candy and had to turn out the light! Other than that, just a lot of work and and running!
Wow sounds like you got all the trick or treaters around your way! I think part of the problem was that our light outside our door was out so it probably looked like no one was home.
Sounds like a productive weekend!
I see one of my favorite candies in there…I love the dark chocolate milk ways…yum! Bummer that you had no kids! We went through 15 pounds of candy …eek! Congrats on an awesome long run, you killed it and I love that you wanted to keep doing more!
15 pounds of candy?!?! I couldn’t even imagine!!