NYC Marathon Training Week – ???

I do not know where I am in training for this marathon, but I’m about over it. I guess that happens to everyone training for a 26.2 mile race.

Training Recap

I think that I’m still somewhat recovering from my trip to Spain (which involved a lot of eating, drinking, and smoking), so not a lot has been happening in marathon-training-land. That said, I did a 16-mile run over the weekend . . . even though I was supposed to run 18-20 miles. After this weekend’s long run, which has been the longest for this training season so far, I know this marathon will be a run to finish type of thing. It is what it is.

Note: the starting position is incorrect. I’ve been noticing that this has been happing a lot lately. I’m not sure if it is an issue with my iPhone or my Apple Watch.

For NYC Marathon: If it takes 5 hours, great! If it take 7 hours, great!

Since this was my first long run since Madrid’s Half Marathon, I took this long run very easy by walking 0.1 miles at the end of each mile and walking during mile 12 (my “lunch break”). Ugh, even after this long run, I still will have to run 10 more miles for the actual thing. Next weekend, I’m going to try for my 18-20 mi long run and begin my tapering for Nov. 7. At this point, it is what it is.

In a previous post, I mentioned that my sister in law commented about the condition of my running shoes (Madrid Half Marathon Recap; link: ***). I honestly did not know how beat up the bottom of my shoes were.

Sooooo I bought a new pair of shoes this weekend. I was lucky that JackRabbit had the same model of my shoes, which are the same from last season. While I know that it’s not advisable to get a new pair of shoes right before a marathon, I think that I will be fine since they are the same model (and even the same color). Then again, it’s not like I’m going to get a PB/PR for this marathon.

Out with old and in with the old/new.

In my defense, I was going to get a different color, but the store only had the ONE pair of Brooks in my size (size 12, EE wide). Again, it is what it is.

Battle of the Bulge

Since my belly, thighs, butt, and waist have been spreading like rumors, I decided that I have to be a bit more proactive with my weight loss . . . rather better eating habits. Today, I started Beachbody’s 21-Day Fix and 2B Mindset eating programs. You know, since I accidentally ordered this crap when renewing my Beachbody on Demand account.

Based on your fitness considerations (weight and caloric needs), you have to eat a certain amount of the containers.

My plan

• Green – Veggies – 5 containers
• Purple – Fruits – 3 containers . . . . again does wine count?
• Red – Proteins – 5 containers
• Yellow – Carbs – 3 containers
• Blue – Healthy Fats – 1 container
• Orange – Dressing/Seeds – 1 container

My first meal:

One container of green (broccoli/mushrooms), red (grilled skinless chicken breast), yellow (quinoa), and blue (hummus).

Let’s see how the next 21 days go. I do know that the only way I’ll be successful with this 21-Day Fix program is if I do meal prep over the weekend and plan out what I’m going to eat (e.g. snacks) during the week.

Ok, this was a quick and easy post.

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