That's awesome Midtown Miles! Sounds like a great event - if you enjoy it, there's actually one in MI I keep thinking about maybe trying someday:
Run Woodstock has a bunch of different events between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon.
Love those shots SLOgoing - I alternate between missing out on the scenery because I'm trying to watch my footing and nearly falling on my fool head because I'm gaping at the views! Glad you're still finding time to get out for a sanity break - I'm an accountant as well and coming into my busiest time (payroll specialist serving ~40 companies, so I have ALL THE REPORTING to do by the end of February on top of my regular full-cycle work), so I know how important it is!
Last week's goals: run x 5: WIN with 6
strength/conditioning x 3: WIN
mobility/stretch x 1: WIN
The race on Saturday was surreal. January 21st and it was 5c/41f out, with thick fog from the remaining ice and snowpack sublimating into the air.
The sun tried to break through a couple of times, but that would just increase the melting and moisture content in the air so the mist hung in all day. Conditions got really mushy toward the end of the 3-hour, and I did some damage to my poor left ankle again in the churned up mess.
Took my camera out on course for a lap just for fun - yes I ran in a skirt and bare legs, and no I wasn't cold.
Managed 11 (2.2km) laps + 1 (200m) checkpoint for a total of 24.4km...plus a bit because I stupidly went off course on my SECOND loop! Mind was wandering and I totally forgot that a section of the course is cut off for the winter race - this is the same venue as the 6-hour I run every October and I was just on autopilot, so did about an extra 100m down toward the pond and had to run back up the hill. Stupid lemming! I was actually amazed by how strong I felt throughout, though; after the health issues (sinus infection, dental surgery) & lack of recovery since the 8-hour, then less than 5hrs of sleep for the 2 nights prior to the race. Took me almost 45mins to loosen up off the start, but apparently my performance was good enough for 1st woman overall!
That caps off 23hrs of racing in the last 12 weeks: two 6-hour races 2 weeks apart at end of Oct/mid-Nov, then the 8-hour on Jan 7 & 3-hour on the 21st. Felt good enough that I went for a short run on Sunday after a 2hr hike, though my ankle is still whiny if I step wrong. I don't have another real race until the end of April now, so it's time to get myself recovered and then put in the work for the *gulp* 100k at the end of May..
This week's goals: run x 4
swim x 1
core/strength x 4
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