The week after the 1,000 mile finale and Orzo's party, I started to feel very sluggish. I think I was dealing with a bug of some sort but also with a big adrenaline drain. I was hoping to go right into marathon training mode with only 9 weeks left before the NYC Marathon, but it just wasn't in the cards. I dialed back the training and only got a 14 mile week in.
My second post 1K week was also tough as I was overseas for a week on business. I managed to get 4 runs in, including a 17 miler on Sun. Sept 15. While it was a fun run and a great way to take in the sights of London, it was not the best training run given the many starts and stops. Still, I felt good overall and was glad I was able to sneak a long run in on the trip.
The real test was Sat. Sept 21. I arrived home Fri afternoon after an 8 hour flight and started to adjust to the 6 hour time difference between Hamburg, Germany and Colchester. After taking care of a few chores and watching Shea at her horseback riding lesson (a must after a week away), I went out for 18 miles. I ran 4+ miles around the Bacon Academy track, then the very hilly Colchester Half Marathon course and finished with a little over a half a mile in front of the school. Of course with my luck, after 2 hours and 39 minutes of running, and needing a bathroom facility urgently, I arrived a the athletic field's port-a-potties exactly at halftime of the high school football game and waited behind the line of fans who had "held it" for two quarters.
The next challenge was being able to stand upright and be conversant with my classmates at our 30th high school reunion Sat. night. I managed to recover from the run and had a great time, with possible exception of an ill-advised 30 seconds or so on the dance floor. Hopefully nobody took any pictures during this brief period, leaving my pained expression (and the pained expressions of anyone watching me dance) recorded only in the memory banks of a few unfortunate souls.
Given my limited training over the last two weeks, I paced myself very conservatively (around 9 minutes a mile). I came in at 8:52/mi and felt pretty good, though I'm still sore today (Mon morning) which means I still have a ways to go to be ready for NYC. I should be able to get a 20 miler in this coming weekend and I hope to have a solid week of running this week. The weather looks great so I am really looking forward to things coming together this week and down the stretch.
I know several people have donated money and sponsored miles since I completed the 1,000 mile. At the reunion, Mike Lester suggested that I just keep running for anyone who cares to sponsor miles, which I think is a great idea. In my next post I will write about the recent sponsors and the miles I plan to run for them. Thanks for the idea, Fester!
Lastly, I haven't received any information about the batons yet, but I know the Pernek's are planning to kick things off with the Bethel High baton in Florida. No word on whether anyone has found the Camp Tepee baton, but I'll keep monitoring the blog for a connection.
Here's a list of my runs since the Sept. 1 finale:
| Date | DoW | ToD | Distance | Time | Min/Mile | Notes | Effort | Total Miles |
| 9/2 | M | 0 | 0.0 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0 | 0 | 1000.0 |
| 9/3 | Tu | 7:00p | 4.8 | 37:10:00 | 7:49:28 | 0 | 0 | 1004.8 |
| 9/4 | W | 6:10p | 6.0 | 53:26:00 | 8:54:20 | 0 | 0 | 1010.8 |
| 9/5 | Th | 0 | 0.0 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0 | 0 | 1010.8 |
| 9/6 | F | 0 | 0.0 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0 | 0 | 1010.8 |
| 9/7 | Sa | 6:45a | 4.1 | 31:24:00 | 7:41:46 | 0 | 0 | 1014.8 |
| 9/8 | Su | 0 | 0.0 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0 | 0 | 1014.8 |
| 9/9 | M | 0 | 0.0 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0 | 0 | 1014.8 |
| 9/10 | Tu | 7:00a | 4.5 | 35:54:00 | 7:57:36 | 0 | 0 | 1019.3 |
| 9/11 | W | 7:15a | 4.7 | 37:23:00 | 7:55:13 | 0 | 0 | 1024.1 |
| 9/12 | Th | 7:00a | 7.4 | 58:31:00 | 7:54:28 | 0 | 0 | 1031.5 |
| 9/13 | F | 0 | 0.0 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0 | 0 | 1031.5 |
| 9/14 | Sa | 0 | 0.0 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0 | 0 | 1031.5 |
| 9/15 | Su | 12:30p | 1.4 | 11:39:00 | 8:37:47 | 0 | 0 | 1032.8 |
| 9/15 | Su | 1:00p | 17.0 | 2:29:29 | 8:47:35 | 0 | 0 | 1049.8 |
| 9/16 | M | 1:30p | 4.5 | 36:46:00 | 8:09:08 | 0 | 0 | 1054.3 |
| 9/17 | Tu | 5:00p | 3.9 | 31:30:00 | 8:09:38 | 0 | 0 | 1058.2 |
| 9/18 | W | 0 | 0.0 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0 | 0 | 1058.2 |
| 9/19 | Th | 6:30a | 3.0 | 24:50:00 | 8:16:40 | 0 | 0 | 1061.2 |
| 9/20 | F | 0 | 0.0 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0 | 0 | 1061.2 |
| 9/21 | Sa | 12:30p | 18.0 | 2:39:46 | 8:52:33 | 0 | 0 | 1079.2 |
| 9/22 | Su | 0 | 0.0 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | 0 | 0 | 1079.2 |
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