...I keep telling myself that anyway. I know next week when my "taper" will have started on paper it still will feel like I'm in full training because I still have to workout as frequently, just not quite as long. It will feel more like a taper after the next weekend.
Jon and I met my parents in Austin this weekend to play and go to the UT/Colorado game. We had nice techno music so loud below us that the walls were shaking both nights we were there, so we didn't quite sleep as much as we had hoped for.
Saturday morning I did my longest training run for the race, 21 miles. I ran with an Austin training group on a route they called "flat." Ha! The first half was almost entirely uphill and the second was almost entirely downhill. My mile splits were very even throughout the whole run, with my last 2 miles being a tiny bit faster than all my others. I also ran a little bit faster than my great 18 mile run the weekend before, so I'm satisfied with my running. The hay is in the barn there. I just need to keep the mileage up for the next 2 weeks, but not crazy high, then I can do whatever I want.
We did not get to ride on Sunday morning as planned...and thankfully I only had a short ride on my schedule as it was. We got to the Veloway in south Austin and had almost gotten everything ready to go when it started pouring...and it was 53 degrees outside. We sat in the car for a while and then decided to head to the Lifetime Fitness we had seen on the way down there to at least get a swim in. That wasn't too bad, and they also had big hot tubs which was a nice treat. It was still pouring when we left so we knew we made the right decision to bag the ride. Had we been in Houston and had access to all of our wet/cold weather gear we might have tried to do it, but still hard to say.
I ended up doing my bike ride last night on the trainer. I watched Knocked Up and ate a Chipotle taco while doing so...I don't recommend the latter. It was a mess and seemed like a good idea when I dove into the Chipotle bag, but not so much after about one bite.
I also made a big dessert for Jon for our first anniversary of dating - a heart shaped chocolate chip cookie topped with blue bell, then topped with a warm heart shaped brownie and hot caramel sauce. I think it is safe to say I was a little more into celebrating the anniversary than Jon was. I have never dated anyone this long before, so it is a big deal to me, but I guess other people do not necessarily celebrate stuff like that. Today is his birthday and he really isn't into birthdays either, but I am still taking him out this weekend to celebrate. I got him a super fun present yesterday for the anniversary and his birthday present still hasn't shown up yet, but I am very excited about it too so it better show up soon!
On tap for this weekend is one last longish run and 100+ miles on the bike. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for good weather for the ride. The weekend after that I only have to run ~10-13 miles and ride ~60-70. That will be nice!
I found out last week that we will be making the largest donation to the Beaumont chapter of MADD they have ever received, which is just awesome. We are around $7,200 right now and I secretly really want to try for $10,000. I think if I can top that number I'd be the 5th place fundraiser for the race which means I'd get an extra $2,000 donation to MADD from Janus. Wouldn't that be cool? I know it is a stretch goal, but so is the time I want to finish in so we will just have to see what happens.
Jon and I met my parents in Austin this weekend to play and go to the UT/Colorado game. We had nice techno music so loud below us that the walls were shaking both nights we were there, so we didn't quite sleep as much as we had hoped for.
Saturday morning I did my longest training run for the race, 21 miles. I ran with an Austin training group on a route they called "flat." Ha! The first half was almost entirely uphill and the second was almost entirely downhill. My mile splits were very even throughout the whole run, with my last 2 miles being a tiny bit faster than all my others. I also ran a little bit faster than my great 18 mile run the weekend before, so I'm satisfied with my running. The hay is in the barn there. I just need to keep the mileage up for the next 2 weeks, but not crazy high, then I can do whatever I want.
We did not get to ride on Sunday morning as planned...and thankfully I only had a short ride on my schedule as it was. We got to the Veloway in south Austin and had almost gotten everything ready to go when it started pouring...and it was 53 degrees outside. We sat in the car for a while and then decided to head to the Lifetime Fitness we had seen on the way down there to at least get a swim in. That wasn't too bad, and they also had big hot tubs which was a nice treat. It was still pouring when we left so we knew we made the right decision to bag the ride. Had we been in Houston and had access to all of our wet/cold weather gear we might have tried to do it, but still hard to say.
I ended up doing my bike ride last night on the trainer. I watched Knocked Up and ate a Chipotle taco while doing so...I don't recommend the latter. It was a mess and seemed like a good idea when I dove into the Chipotle bag, but not so much after about one bite.
I also made a big dessert for Jon for our first anniversary of dating - a heart shaped chocolate chip cookie topped with blue bell, then topped with a warm heart shaped brownie and hot caramel sauce. I think it is safe to say I was a little more into celebrating the anniversary than Jon was. I have never dated anyone this long before, so it is a big deal to me, but I guess other people do not necessarily celebrate stuff like that. Today is his birthday and he really isn't into birthdays either, but I am still taking him out this weekend to celebrate. I got him a super fun present yesterday for the anniversary and his birthday present still hasn't shown up yet, but I am very excited about it too so it better show up soon!
On tap for this weekend is one last longish run and 100+ miles on the bike. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for good weather for the ride. The weekend after that I only have to run ~10-13 miles and ride ~60-70. That will be nice!
I found out last week that we will be making the largest donation to the Beaumont chapter of MADD they have ever received, which is just awesome. We are around $7,200 right now and I secretly really want to try for $10,000. I think if I can top that number I'd be the 5th place fundraiser for the race which means I'd get an extra $2,000 donation to MADD from Janus. Wouldn't that be cool? I know it is a stretch goal, but so is the time I want to finish in so we will just have to see what happens.
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