I can accept that it’s fall. I love fall, even in Southern California where the temperature merely goes from “really hot” to “not quite so hot” and the grassy hills go from “fire-tinder-brown” to “probably-won’t-spontaneously-combust.” What I cannot accept is that it’s October. And that the Long Beach Marathon is 10 days away.
A mere two days ago I was all, “I love taper!” and then wham! This morning I woke up with a sore throat. This should not be surprising to me given the sore throat my husband has been battling for the last week, and the strep throat my daughter had a couple weeks ago (mine is not strep according to the rapid strep test I had this morning, just in case). So, not surprising, but definitely disappointing. Now instead of “I love taper” it’s all “What if I can’t run tomorrow? What if I shouldn’t run tomorrow? What if I’m not better by next week? What if I spike a fever? Should I take the antibiotics the doctor prescribed in case I do get a fever, or the sore throat gets worse? What if my husband can’t find me on the marathon course and I miss a water stop? What if I bonk at 18 miles again?” Apparently sore throat germs have a way of infecting the brain as well. Time to remind myself to trust in my training, and what better way to do that than to review my miles for the past month.
September Miles
Swim: 0.5 miles, 30 minutes, 1 workout
Bike: 59.94 miles, 3.35 hours, 4 workouts
Run: 139.91 mi, 23.13 hours, 13 workouts <—– Now that is what I like to see.
Strength training: 0.57 hours, 3 workouts <—- This is embarrassingly low.
Other: Walking for 6.35 miles, 3 hours, 8 workouts; serious yard work for 45 minutes.
Random Photo for September
Mike and me all dolled up for a YMCA fundraiser
Goals for October
Well, I’ll write up a separate post about my goals for the Long Beach Marathon on October 13, 2013, but let’s just say they involve a P to the R and not so much a B to the Q.
Fit Fun Mom 
Boo to the sore throat – hopefully a nice easy couple of days and you will be good to go again!! Can’t wait to hear all about your October goals!!
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The best advice I can give is that right now, your body is ready for the marathon. If you get a bit of a cold, rest!! If your ankles ache, REST!! If you feel like you need more sleep, REST!! You’ve done the hard work, the rest is just details.
Me on the other hand, I am not ready for the half on the 27th. The longest I’ve run in the recent past is 6.2M. I guess I can look at the Half as two 6.55 back to back. Make it to the turnaround first. Then run another 6.55 😉
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