Over the past few weeks I’ve had some legitimate issues
getting in my long runs and this is beginning to weigh heavily on me. Although I’ve not had any real issues hitting
my paces throughout the week, I worry that my lack of long distance mileage
will come back to bite me in the ass. Although
I’m uncertain now, I’m contemplating just doing the half-marathon at the
Louisiana Marathon. I would then attempt
to qualify at the Rock N’Roll New Orleans Marathon in February, or the Zydeco
Marathon in Lafayette in the middle of March.
We had an all-hands, medical stand down this weekend in New
Orleans for the Marine Corps. I was
pleasantly surprised to see that I weighed in at 161 lbs, my ideal race
weight. I need to be careful not to drop
too much weight, but this is great to have hit this milestone. I much prefer how I look when I’m about 20lbs
heavier, but I love how I feel when I’m cruising at this weight. I’m trying to eat only fruit and water before
noon each day. I’ll eat pretty much
whatever for lunch, but in moderation.
Dinner, I’m trying to eat just a small enough portion of whatever we’re
having so that I’m not quite full.
Week XIII:
Training Pace: 6:20
Long Run: 14 miles
Music: Finished the book Living
with a Seal by Jesse Itzler. Itzler
is the husband of the woman that’s the CEO of Spanx. He met Navy Seal David Groggins during an
ultra-marathon event and ultimately asked him to move in with his family and
train him. Although the workouts
Groggins puts him through are of questionable training value (Itzler’s going to
end up getting hurt if he sticks with that training regimen), the intensity
with which they workout is admirable.
It’s a good, easy read.
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