Minus a 7.7ish mile run my weekend in a nutshell:
I just want to spend all my free time outside reading :). I’m also totally that girl who is already getting weepy thinking about summer ending.
So, about that 7.7ish mile run… I met up with the Team in Training crew in Central Park Saturday for my prescribed 8 mile run. The girl I was chatting with and I got lost from our pace group. I’m still not super familiar with the mileage of all the Central Park running paths so we just kind of hoped for the best and ended up running what I think was a little over 7.5 miles. Oops. We did manage to hit up all the hills in the park, which took a lot out of me. I kept reminding myself that I’m running a half marathon in San Francisco and should probably practice running hills…
It was hot and humid most of the week here in New York and I avoided the heat with a Soul Cycle class instead of one of my short runs. Since I rarely take SC classes because of $$, it always feels like such a treat when I do end up going.
45 minutes of spin = 4.5 miles of running, right? 🙂
This week I posted a photo on instagram mentioning how I don’t call myself a runner nor do I think I ever will truthfully. It’s something that’s constantly on my mind these days with that whole “I’m going to run a marathon” thing I’m currently doing.
Technically a runner is someone who runs. I like to think, though, that there’s a tiny bit more to it than that. It’s also someone who has the desire to run. Who loves it in a way I don’t. I am many things, a dancer, a (former) actor, a trapeze-r, a blogger, a New Yorker (hey, I’ve lived in NYC 7+ years). But runner? Eh. I’d rather take a group fitness class over running if we’re going to be honest.
I’m running a marathon to say I did it. Yes, for the bragging rights. I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that. Sure, I’m also running to raise money for an amazing cause that’s important to my family… but let’s be honest, I really want those bragging rights. I don’t want to spend my life thinking about running a marathon someday, just want to do it and get it over with.
I keep telling people that I’m going to be a one and done kind of marathoner. I also said that about half marathons so who really knows. What I do know is it’s not my true fitness love which is totally okay.
I am someone who runs. I am someone who is crazy enough to sign up to run 26.2 miles around NYC despite the fact that I don’t actually love running.
If you feel like a runner though and want to be a runner, you are a runner.
This Week’s Plan
MONDAY: Exceed (1 hour HIIT)
TUESDAY: Yoga
WEDNESDAY: 45 minute Mile High Run Club class + Trapeze
THURSDAY: TBD: probably run 5 on my own.
FRIDAY: Strength at Uplift
SATURDAY: LONG RUN: 10 miles
SUNDAY: Rest
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