I started writing a recap of my trip to Yosemite in mid-September, then apparently got distracted looking through my pictures deciding which ones to include in my post.
Aaaand a month later, here I am.
Let’s recap some running and biking. Since July, when got a road bike, I’ve been riding my bike more.
July:
94 miles of running, 36 miles of cycling
August:
104 miles of running, 77 miles of cycling
September:
71 miles of running, 34 miles of hiking, 59 miles of cycling
At the end of September I was asked about being a pacer for the local half marathon. After giving it some thought, I agreed. I’ll be pacing the 2:10 group at the half marathon this Sunday. It will be my first time being a pacer, but I am familiar with the course. I’m a little nervous, but my long runs lately have averaged between upper 8s and mid 9s pace, so I will be able to comfortably run a ~9:50 pace while holding a sign/balloons/etc. It will be a nice change to hopefully help some other runners meet their race goals.
Since getting back from our trip last month, the weather cooled off significantly and I am trying to run more like 4-5 times a week, with 1-2 bike rides/week. I’ve been making more of an effort to get to track every week, I’ve thrown in a short mid-week trail run, and a tempo run or a route with a long, good-sized hill. I notice I tend to avoid tempo runs…so I need to make myself do them more.
Once I knew I wouldn’t be “racing” the Santa Clarita half, I signed up for the Santa to the Sea half marathon December 8th. My training has been going fairly well: my long run pace and my track work splits have dropped, so I’m looking forward to attempting a PR in December.
