Michelle's Mileage

My first (and the second and the third) half-marathon and my first marathon have come and gone. My HTML customization of this site is slow and buggy. :) As such, I'm retiring from this running blog. Michelle's Mileage will now be my new running journal. In it I plan to record my training log, my race results, my personal records, and my thoughts on running as I continue to learn.

Michelle's Marathon Training Log: Week 16

Target Miles: 39 with marathon
Completed Miles: 40.65


Tuesday: 01/31/2006
Total Distance: 3.00 mi, Total Time: 0:30:00, Avg Pace: 10:00/mi, Total Calories: 300 cal, Avg Heart Rate: UNK

Inside on the treadmill at night -- boring, but at least I got the mileage in... :)

Wednesday: 02/01/2006
Total Distance: 4.81 mi, Total Time: 0:50:17, Avg Pace: 10:26/mi, Total Calories: 519 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 160 bpm

Thursday: 02/02/2006
Total Distance: 4.04 mi, Total Time: 0:37:43, Avg Pace: 9:19/mi, Total Calories: 326 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 154 bpm

Saturday: 02/04/2006
Total Distance: 2.40 mi, Total Time: 0:35:44, Avg Pace: 14:52/mi, Total Calories: 264 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 133 bpm

You can tell I wasn't working real hard on this one. I had Ivy with me, dropped my cell phone in the ocean, etc. Mostly just nervous about the marathon...

Sunday: 02/05/2006
Total Distance: 26.39 mi, Total Time: 4:36:26, Avg Pace: 10:28/mi, Total Calories: 2,950 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 157 bpm

PS Marathon
Originally uploaded by michellefleury.

These are the Garmin results of my first marathon! See earlier entry on the race and my new blog for info on life post-marathon.

All in all it has been an amazing experience. I am so glad I started running -- I have learned so much about life.

I can't wait for my next one in July. There's lots I learned this time that I'll apply to the next one. For now my plan is to follow Hal Higdon's Intermediate I plan and focus on building strength for the last few miles. I'll worry about speed in October for the Chicago...

PS Marathon Finished!

PS Marathon Finish
Originally uploaded by michellefleury.

I can't believe it, but I ran my first marathon today. That's me on the home stretch, feeling a crazy mixture of shock, pride, and exhaustion. I finished around 4:36, 7 minutes ahead of my goal time of 4:43.

Wahoo!

Pacific Shoreline Marathon -- My First

Pacific Shoreline Marathon -- My First
Originally uploaded by michellefleury.

Words cannot adequately describe how I feel as I approach this event. The closest I can get is the adjective intent:

Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin intentus, from past participle of intendere to stretch forth
1 : directed with strained or eager attention : CONCENTRATED, EARNEST, INTENSE
2 a (1) : having the mind or attention closely or fixedly directed on something : PREOCCUPIED, ENGROSSED (2) : reflecting or evidencing strained or concentrated attention or preoccupation b : having the mind or will concentrated on some end or purpose : DETERMINED, RESOLVED, BENT

Source: http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/unabridged

For those that know me, this may not seem unusual, but I assure you it is different. I could qualify it a bit by saying that I feel intensely intent, but I'm not sure the adverb really adds that much...

I leave tomorrow for LA. I'll drive the course when I get there and relax as much as possible on Saturday. The race is on Sunday. I'll update this blog when I get to Santa Barbara on Sunday night.