This weekend I realized May will be the first month I haven’t run at least 100 miles.

I took six days off to recover from the marathon and my longest runs have only been 10 miles so this isn’t surprising. But that doesn’t mean I don’t feel weird about it.

It’s totally weirding me out. I’ve added 2 miles to the 10 I had planned for this Sunday and if I follow my schedule perfectly I should hit 100 miles. Just barely.

I’m not training for anything and my next race will be a 10k near the end of June. In the grand scheme of things this doesn’t really matter. But it kinda totally matters to me. Am I being silly?

On a positive note, this just might be the motivation I need to transition to 5 days of running. I always bail on Wednesday runs but if I want to get to 100 miles I’m going to have to do it. So you know, at least there’s that. 

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Morning run with mom and dad.

I mean kinda.

6 for them. 10 for me. Miles that is.

Also can we talk about how soul crushing it is to start your run with a long down hill knowing full well you’ll have to run back up if you want to get back to your hotel.

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People who drink Coke Zero at 5 am have given up on life.

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(Source: nyjets0508, via tropical-fittness)

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It’s 93 degrees.

That’s like 32? C.

Like an idiot I missed my chance to run in the morning. Now I’m trying to swim laps while I wait for it to cool down.

Key word in that sentence is trying. Mostly I’m just resting under this tree.

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I ran in my marathon shirt tonight.

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My box finally arrived from Melbourne. I wasn’t expecting it to take this long and have been secretly panicked it was lost at sea never to be found again. 

Luckily I was worried for nothing. It’s nice to have my stuff back - including my year’s worth of Frankie and my Kris Kringle gift from the lovely physio-fit. I’ve been saving it since last year when I packed it away to send home and I’m ready to start writing my goals down!

My plan for today is to go for my first post marathon run, pick up a few things at the store, and then park myself at Starbucks to get some work done.

Maybe that will even include writing my marathon recap but we shall see. 

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Marathon finisher!

My god you guys. That hurt so good.