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This last week was supposed to be a recovery week from the marathon. I also tried to look at this week as training for my next half marathon and the marathon as my last long run and now I taper. This week I ran four times.
My results where
5/5 Four miles in a 10:13 pace @ 40:50 with mile four run at 9:51
5/7 Five miles at 10:46 pace @ 53:50 with miles four (10:36) and five (10:25) bieng my fastest. I burned 1050 calories and had an average 146 BPM heart rate.
5/8 Eight miles @ 11:10 pace @ 1:29:24 with miles seven (10:57) and eight (10:45) being my fastest. I burned 1681 calories and had an average 142 BPM heart rate.
I am fairly happy with the last three runs but I am missing the motivation I used to have. To some extent, I almost dread running. Similar to the feeling I had during my tapering for the marathon. I am signed up for two more Half Marathons over the next 5 weeks. I think we will see how they go I go wild about running again. Then again, There is a half marathon in Hoffman Estates that perfectly coincides with the Chicago Marathon Training schedule, so maybe I wont. It’s so hard to predict.
SPECIAL THANKS: I would like to thank all my faithful readers to this blog. You have stuck with me for nine different months. I appreciate your support. Special thanks go to Trainer Tina for whom I would never have done a squat or a lunge and probably not finished the marathon and to runner friends Bob and Jill for whom Bing and I have shared many stories and many laughs.
I would like to give an EXTRA special thank you to Bing, for whom this Blog is really for. I can honestly say that without Bing, I would not have run my first step, my last step and every step in between. Also, making her laugh was most of my motivation to keep the blog light and funny. At least it was funny to us.
I have come a long way in my life, to missing my kids after my divorce, to spending 16 days out of 30 in four different hospital stays a few years ago, to losing 75 pounds on Weight Watchers to running my first 1/4 mile on a tread mill to finishing a marathon. Bing has been with me through out. Thanks for your love and your support. You rock!
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