It's 4 weeks from my first 26.2. I feel ready and well trained.
Every week there is a first - the first 16 - first 18 and the first 20 miler last week. Every week I am amazed by the fact that I can actually finish.
Finding time for the long run is proving a bit more challenging with the times getting close to the 3 hour mark. Thank God last week I ran early because I had a momentous first:
I had to pee. Twice. On the trail.
I've discovered that Gu with caffeine has quite a different effect on my insides than decaffeinated. Really happy to have learned this lesson on a training run and not race day!
As you all probably know already training is not all glamorous. Sometimes you find yourself on the couch Sunday afternoon looking like you stole your outfit from an Oompa Loompa with frozen veggies on your knees that won't bend past 45 degrees. And it's ok.
Anyone else going for their first 26.2 this season? What have you encountered that surprised you?
