When last I wrote, I had just finished my second full marathon, the Mountains 2 Beach Marathon, in 3:57:29 (marathon recap Part I and Part II), and signed up for my third full marathon in Long Beach this coming October.
Since then, while I haven’t been blogging, I have been swimming, biking and running and I’ve got the miles to prove it!
May, June and July Miles
Swim: 2.75, 4 and 2 miles for a total of 3.86 hours in 10 workouts
Bike: 54.47, 97.97 and 111.17 miles in 17.87 hours in 20 workouts
Run: 110.32, 73.16, 110.4 miles (interesting to me that the mileage went down in June as I recovered from the May marathon, then picked right back up in July as I started training for the next marathon) for a total of 49.93 hours in 36 workouts
Strength training: 1.65 hours, 2.9 hours, 2 hours in a total of 24 workouts (an average of 2 per week).
Add in a few other amazing workouts hiking, kayaking, and even stand-up paddleboarding (LOVE IT)!
With the kids out of school for the summer I logged a lot of miles at the gym while the kids stayed in the gym day care. That explains the bump up in the bike mileage as I cranked out mile after mile on the gym stationary bike while I listened to audiobooks and/or played backgammon on the bike computer.
I also had the opportunity to travel all over the country this summer and I took full advantage of it to run in Washington, DC, Seattle, San Francisco, and the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains.
Random Summer Photo
Fall Goals
Right now I’m in my ninth week of marathon training for Long Beach. Seven and a half more weeks to go until the marathon on October 13th! Training is going exceptionally well. Yesterday I cranked out two 7:11 miles in my speed workout followed by 2 800m repeats at 8.6 miles per hour. My goals for the marathon are simply to improve my fueling strategy and beat my PR of 3:57:29.
With all you have to orchestrate for your three daughters’ schooling, I am amazed that you have enough energy to work out! I look forward to reading more about your preparation for the marathon on October 13th. Stay healthy and safe.
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Thanks! Working out is what keeps me (semi-)sane! 🙂
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Great to read from you again!!! I’m glad you are doing so well 🙂
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Thanks! Are you training for anything right now? I haven’t been out to the trail in ages — I have been gently encouraged to stick closer to home to save some training/traveling time. 😉 I did go out to the beach yesterday though because I couldn’t get a babysitter til 10 and there was no way I was running 18 miles in that heat!!
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🙂 That’s awesome. I run my very first half marathon on October13 too! 🙂 I am so nervous. Congrats on your races.
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Thanks! Good luck on your 1st half marathon! I look forwarding to reading your race report!
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Good yo see you back!
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Thanks Holly! It has been fun checking back in and keeping track of my mileage.
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Welcome back!!! It sounds like you had a great summer and lots of great workouts!!!
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Thanks Kim! I still read your blog every day and enjoy it very much!
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