What a crazy week!  As I look back and reflect, the highlights were getting my big work project done.  And getting it done well.  Unfortunately that meant no workouts Monday – Wednesday.  I probably should have done a better job at communicating with my coach about this event… but really it got to the point where I was barely getting the minimum tasks required to survive done.

By the end of the week, I was back on track with workouts however I wasn’t really feeling 100% recovered until Sunday afternoon.  By Sunday, I started thinking about the marathon next weekend.  I’m excited about the event.  It’s going to be fun, and I’m poised to have a good run.  I’d like to have the type of race that people say, “Wow, you did so well!”.  It’s interesting because I don’t really have a set goal pace or time.  I’m a bit at loss for what to expect.  I’ve only done two marathons in the past.  One was at IronMan (where I ran/walked 4:21) and the other was in Honolulu (where I walked* 4:52).  So technically, this is my first running marathon.  I think that means that I’m out to set a Personal Best.  Yeah, that’s my goal!  I’m going to go out there with the goal of setting a personal best.

*In case you didn’t know, I used to be a competitive racewalker who spent 10+ years competing and coaching at National/International level.  The Honolulu marathon was a very cool experience for me.  I placed 2nd overall in the racewalk division… and even cooler was that I went on the trip as a Coach for the Arthritis Society.  As part of that summer I designed and coached a marathon training program for the group, and then travelled with them to do the marathon.  It was pretty much my best summer job, ever.  After I finished my race, I lay down under a palm tree to have a snooze.  After my snooze, I watched my group of athletes (all regular folks walking their first marathon) finish the race between 6-8hrs.  I cried multiple times.  It was a moving experience watching these people transform their lives and finish something they never thought they could do.  Especially since I spent the whole summer with them training, coaching, and getting to know them.

Anyways back to the weekly totals, pretty small – and no intensity, since I was feeling overworked and sick.  But looking ahead, it’s going to be a good week.