Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Day 5 - 75 Days to Go! All Systems Go!

I officially survived the rest day after my first long run.  I stretched out my calf all day and ate Ibuprofen and Aleve like they were Sweettarts.  That's a hell of a combination!  Ran 3 miles today - Averaged 8:57 per mile with a WICKED fast finish!  I finished with a 3 minute last half mile!  I secretly want to be able average 9 minute miles for the marathon and finish with a 6 minute final mile - A stretch I know, but that's always how I've ran.  Lofty goals are what keep us motivated, RIGHT! :-)  Another crazy stat from the run - my heart rate averaged 172BPM with a Max of 197BPM.  Patti's response to that was "And that's alright?"  My recovery time is improving - I was back down to 122 after only 60 seconds of cooldown. 

On track and feeling pretty good.  Keep the comments, advice, and trash talk coming!  I live for that stuff!  I'm feeling less and less like a lunatic every day!

RUN HARD!

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