I admit it - in the interest of full disclosure, I ran on a treadmill for 15 miles today. What fun! Actually it wasn't bad but I really do need to figure out what the deal is with the shuffle on my iPod because listening to the same 10 songs over and over and over and over (you get the point) is fairly mind numbing. We had around 3 to 5 inches of snow here in New York today and really, this was the last day I could fit in a long run so I just did it. Now, I realize I could have been trekking around in the snow - and I did feel a pang of guilt as I was looking out the window of the New York Sports Club and saw one or two "real runners" out there. And I know at least one person who reads this would have been out there in his Brooks (I'll allow him to be anonymous but I know his shoes and he knows who he is) killing it and making tracks in the snow. But, I played it safe and didn't want to run/skate through Manhattan. Nevertheless, kept a really good pace, felt great and someone even complimented by form and bright yellow Newtons (my very favorite brand of running shoes).
On an absolutely unrelated note, so psyched that the Rangers beat the Bruins today with 4 seconds left in overtime - hopefully gets them back on the steady track.
OK -I was going to blow off the Seinfeld thing but why not? Since I had to do my run at a health club today and usually don't use those; my related trivia question....Don't remember the name of the episode but in it, Elaine gets an open-lipped kiss from a fellow gym member while waiting for George to meet her out front. What was the guy's name and what was his occupation? Why was George late to meet her?
Yes, I'd probably be out there but it was much better training for the marathon to be able to do a good pace on a treadmill (but I can't stand them). My only concern is you might be a little too close to your Marathon for a 15 miler. My max the weekend before a Marathon that I'm trying for a PR in is usually 10 miles. Sometimes I don't do a two week taper if the Marathon isn't that important or if the marathon is only planned as a training run.
ReplyDeleteDon, agreed. I was actually using a one month condensed training schedule and believe it or not,was recommending a 20 miler yesterday. So, I opted for the 15. But, yes, I would typically have done an 8 to 10 mile taper long run the week before and going light the rest of the week. Primarily bricks (light runs with bike) so I can keep up my streak without strain.
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