It’s been a while since I’ve blogged (much longer than what I would have liked). I’m happy to say that I’ve been busy doing the usual; eating, travelling and running. I recently went to Ireland and it was everything I imagined it would be and more!
Sheep and rolling hills. Ireland was everything that I thought it would be and more.
So eventually I’ll have an update on my trip. It’s going to take a while to sort through the 3,000 or so pictures I took.
In running news, marathon training is also going well, though I missed a week of it when I was in Ireland. When the choice came to going to the pub or going for a run, I chose the pub. This isn’t usually the choice that I would make at home, but it seemed foolish to miss out on live music and socialize with my tour group during my trip. Since coming back I jumped right back into marathon training (I had about 6 weeks of solid training under my belt before the trip).
I did my 26k long run over the weekend and it actually wasn’t completely painful. One thing I need to work on is figuring out my hydration on long runs. When I bought my hydration belt back in 2011 I said “I’m never going to run a marathon so I only need enough water for a half marathon.” So my belt only carries 16 ounces and I keep running out of water. For my 26k run I ran out of water with 10k to go. The last 5k was particularly painful because I couldn’t stop thinking about water and every time I saw another runner I’d stare awkwardly at their water until they acknowledged me and waved.
So that’s some of what I’ve been up to. More updates coming!
Plain Can Be Lovely 