I'm in!

I finally signed up for the LA Marathon. Exciting. I hope I'm ready. I think I am......

Yesterday (Saturday) I did my last long run - 20 miles - and survived. It was a beautiful day, though. When I left for my run it was "December" but in the heart of the run and when I ended it was "March or April." I started in grey overcast skies with flurries and found myself in sunny blue skies. Very nice. Still only about 25F, but nice nonetheless.

My route was just my 10-mile loop done twice. I walked only when I was taking Gu or arranging my water belt. Like an idiot I forgot to clear memory in my Polar, so it only recorded about 3 miles of heart rate. That sucked.

I say I don't run for speed, but just for the aerobic benefit. I wish I were faster though. After the marathon is over, I'll look at my running and consider learning how to train for speed. It may be more important to me than I think.

Right now it's Sunday night, after I spent a lot of the day sleeping, and the weather report looks really nice for next week. I've got the day off tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to another run in greater-than single digit temperatures, and hopefully some sun.