October Run Log

Happy Halloween!  {We dressed up for Halloween today at school & I was a Fairy Princess.  Pictures  at another time, as I have to wait to get them.  Heaven forbid I take a Halloween selfie!}

October Running!  What a GREAT month.
Cross Country came to an amazing end ~ another wonderful season {I do coach the BEST sport EVER.  Want to feel good about kids & life, coach middle school cross country}  Another PR set; already blogged about.  Run Club had it's first meeting of the school year last Monday with 5 members running.  And plans to do it every Monday {which kinds messes with my training...but Run Club is too fun to not figure that out}

AND Mike and I signed up for the Cleveland Marathon ~ May 17 is the date looming up ahead.
Reasons WHY I'm running a second marathon:

• Cliff Bars {I really miss those, especially the Blueberry Crisp ones}
• eating everything I like & my pants still fitting
• I really think I can earn a Boston Qualifying time.
• I'm a little crazy {or a lot}

It will be good to train for a marathon at the same time as Mike.  It will be really good.

October Totals:

98.44 miles for the month 
936.33 miles for the year 

448.45 miles for my blue Brooks Glycerin 12 ~ Man, It's probably time to get a new pair...but these still feel good!  I know what I can spend that gift certificate my XC kids gave me!

Training for:  The Turkey Day 5k ~ and the Cleveland Marathon on May 17, 2015

My WEIGHT:  UGH.  I guess I haven't GAINED weight...138.2 this morning.  Pants still fit...but I really have to quit eating the JUNK.  This is why I'm running a marathon ~ I have ZERO self-control.

Some interesting facts:

Longest run this month: 13.1 ~ at a PR pace :)
Favorite place to run this month: Northern Ohio Half Marathon.  Yeah, pretty much your favorite run is the PR run.
# of books I read this month: One {but I'm almost done with the one I'm on now!}
Monthly mileage record: 155.46 ~ August 2013!  WOW
Highest mileage ever-at-one-time:  26.2 ~ October 13, 2013 ~ Northern Ohio Marathon

PR's:
5K: 22:30 (Run For the Grapes 9/28/14}
10K: 50:13 {Run for the Hills 6/22/14}
10-miler: 1:21:29 (Hermes Cleveland 10-miler 4/28/12)
half-marathon: 1:44:58 (Northern Ohio Half Marathon 10/12/14)
marathon: 4:01:04 (Northern Ohio Marathon 10/13/2013)