the "I only gained 2 pounds" october recap
Until this morning, I had pretty much forgotten that I even set goals for this month, so this should go well:
October Goals
The goal at Waterman's is execution. Don't forget. I guess nutrition execution gets a check?
Keep working the Z2 run and DON'T LOOK AT PACE. I haven't been paying attention to really anything on the watch.
Branch out into the squash vegetables. Wine is a vegetable, no?
Don't stop doing the broken butt exercises. I accomplished one goal this month!
Take time to enjoy recovery and celebrate! Another check - I'm enjoying the heck out of recovery.
At least for celebration, I knocked it outta the park. Waterman's was not the 70.3 I wanted or needed mentally to send me into the off-season, but it is what it is and there's nothing I can do about it now. Post-race, I've spent most of my time running and keeping it easy. My biggest goal was to simply maintain and slightly increase the base I had going into the 70.3, and I've done that. I've been mostly successful at completely ignoring my watch and just running by feel - not looking at pace, HR, time, anything, and I think it's what I need right now. To be able to just go out and stack up easy miles. I've only been on the bike a few times since the race, and while I miss it, I'm okay with it because I'll spend plenty of time on it this winter/spring. And I'm slowly easing back into swimming, mostly so I have something to do on my off days from running.
As for non-exercise related activities, my plate was full this month. I spent a lot of time with friends and a lot of time with family and a lot of time eating andbeing drunk drinking. I know that I'll eventually get to a point where I'm ready to jump back into training, but I'm not quite there yet. I'm sure another month of laying around inside a wine bottle will do it, and when December 1 rolls around, I should be ready to go.
November is going to be another busy month. The poet is running his first marathon, and after spending Sunday cheering at MCM, I couldn't be more pumped for him. I'mracing participating in the Richmond Half, but I haven't really even figured out what my goals for the day are - or even if I should have goals. I know that I'm not even close to being in shape to run the half I wanted to run in the spring, and I'm at ease with that. I spent every moment of the Philly Half being so happy to be alive and excited to be running, and if I can have that kind of day again, that's a bigger triumph than the numbers on the clock. We'll also probably run a Turkey Trot and I'll need to spend at least a day or two back on the bike so I'm ready for the Key West relay - the mafia has a title to defend.
October
Miles run: 84, which is 83.5 more than I ran last October
Miles run with a hangover: 9.5
Miles run in capris/tights: 4
Pounds lost during taper: 4?
Pounds gained since Waterman's as of this morning: 2.5
Birthdays celebrated in our family: 4
Jeans purchased and not returned (!): 2
Bags of Halloween candy purchased: 3
Bags of Halloween candy left in the house: 1 (partial)
Massive heart attacks induced by surprise marriage proposals: 0 (1 less than last October)
November Goals
Get back on the bike after Richmond.
Take 2 on the squash vegetables.
Maaaaaybe stop drinking so much on weekends. Maybe.
Check out that photography class thing at some point.
Keep the speed workouts to 1x a week and most of the miles easy.
Wear shorts as long as possible. 45ยบ is not cold!
What are your goals for November?
October Goals
The goal at Waterman's is execution. Don't forget. I guess nutrition execution gets a check?
Keep working the Z2 run and DON'T LOOK AT PACE. I haven't been paying attention to really anything on the watch.
Branch out into the squash vegetables. Wine is a vegetable, no?
Don't stop doing the broken butt exercises. I accomplished one goal this month!
Take time to enjoy recovery and celebrate! Another check - I'm enjoying the heck out of recovery.
At least for celebration, I knocked it outta the park. Waterman's was not the 70.3 I wanted or needed mentally to send me into the off-season, but it is what it is and there's nothing I can do about it now. Post-race, I've spent most of my time running and keeping it easy. My biggest goal was to simply maintain and slightly increase the base I had going into the 70.3, and I've done that. I've been mostly successful at completely ignoring my watch and just running by feel - not looking at pace, HR, time, anything, and I think it's what I need right now. To be able to just go out and stack up easy miles. I've only been on the bike a few times since the race, and while I miss it, I'm okay with it because I'll spend plenty of time on it this winter/spring. And I'm slowly easing back into swimming, mostly so I have something to do on my off days from running.
As for non-exercise related activities, my plate was full this month. I spent a lot of time with friends and a lot of time with family and a lot of time eating and
November is going to be another busy month. The poet is running his first marathon, and after spending Sunday cheering at MCM, I couldn't be more pumped for him. I'm
October
Miles run: 84, which is 83.5 more than I ran last October
Miles run with a hangover: 9.5
Miles run in capris/tights: 4
Pounds lost during taper: 4?
Pounds gained since Waterman's as of this morning: 2.5
Birthdays celebrated in our family: 4
Jeans purchased and not returned (!): 2
Bags of Halloween candy purchased: 3
Bags of Halloween candy left in the house: 1 (partial)
Massive heart attacks induced by surprise marriage proposals: 0 (1 less than last October)
November Goals
Get back on the bike after Richmond.
Take 2 on the squash vegetables.
Maaaaaybe stop drinking so much on weekends. Maybe.
Check out that photography class thing at some point.
Keep the speed workouts to 1x a week and most of the miles easy.
Wear shorts as long as possible. 45ยบ is not cold!
What are your goals for November?