The month of March has flown by and I realize it has been some time since I have posted in my training blog! I cannot believe that yesterday was the first day of Spring – apparently Mother Nature did not get the memo – I got stuck in a nice hailstorm mixed with sleet during my evening run. I had thought we were past the wet, windy weather but apparently not! I quickly discovered that hail on the forehead whilst running does not feel good. Words cannot describe how I looked when I arrived home so I am including a photo for evidence…
My training has had me covering a lot of ground lately and fortunately I have not had to do many solo runs as Heather has also been ramping up her long runs in preparation for the Vancouver Marathon. Most Sundays we have been covering at least 30-34km and I am definitely feeling like the miles are paying off in preparation for the marathon. Last Saturday we rewarded our efforts with a trip Tonic Spa-Tique (http://tonicspatique.com/) for a facial and lower leg massage – luxury! We capped it up with lunch at Rebar which was delcious!
This past weekend we headed up Island to run the Comox Half Marathon, staying overnight at Heather’s Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Doug’s house in Nanoose Bay, Nanaimo. They were wonderful hosts and made us a yummy dinner and a great breakfast including a foamy coffee – fuel for the half marathon! We headed up to Comox on the Sunday morning and Mother Nature decided to treat us to some wonderful weather – sunshine, no wind, cool temperatures – a perfect day for a run! The course is a great one, leaving the Filberg Centre in Comox and heading along the river through the country. I had a big smile on my face the entire run and was planning on doing my marathon pace as a practice (5:05/km) but felt so great that I ended up running a 1:43 (4:53/km). It was great reconnecting with old friends and seeing familiar faces of my TWC running buddies. All in all, it was a great weekend getaway and it ended on a high with such a great run.
Tomorrow is exactly one month before the marathon… getting excited!! See you again soon! xo J
Running buddies!
My frothy coffee chez Cheryl and Doug!
Pounding the Pavement to the 2012 Virgin London Marathon 