Las Vegas Marathon Blog

I had a half-day at work today because I had worked a 17-hour day on Wednesday (yeah, I know that doesn’t even out, but oh well), so I slept in and ran around noon today. I must say it was HOT. I almost thought about not running today, since I was so far off balance this week. I got a day early start in training last Sunday, then I ran Monday, but didn’t run on Thursday like I was supposed to, and here it is Friday. I’m telling myself that I will not miss a run in this schedule, so that was my motivation. There was a small problem, though. I left my gym bag with my clothes, shoes and watch at work. So I had to pull out my backup gear. I threaded my old marathon shoes, and didn’t wear a watch at all.

Well, let’s just say it was nice not constantly looking at a watch. I decided to run at my own pace and just feel it out for when I wanted to take my 2-minute walk breaks. But I had such a great run, I didn’t stop at all! It was probably my best run so far, but I didn’t need the watch to tell me that. After the run, I did feel the exhaustion and heat, and even after I showered at home and went to work, I was still sweating pretty bad.

GREAT RUN! For the first time, I could sense what it would be like running with 35 pounds less weight and being in strong shape for the marathon. The first lap (1.4 miles) felt like a warm up and the second was harder only because the heat was intense. This was a tough week to keep on track, and I ate horribly, but once again, I’m picking myself up and not letting it get to me. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s 6-miler. This will be the farthest Lindsey has run, and she is quite nervous about it. I can’t wait until it’s over, so she will feel more confident about running, and I can get serious about getting back in shape.

Oops! Almost midnight! Gotta get up at 6am to beat the heat!

Conditions: 91 degrees, hot.
Results: today: 3 miles; total: 3 miles; time: n/a; pace: n/a
Thoughts: I can feel my runner within.  I just need to get into a work/run/sleep pattern that will help me train all week.
What I’ll remember the most: Running that first lap as if it was a warmup.