One Month Post Marathon and October Recap

Today was an exciting day, watching all the New York Marathon finishers and remembering what it felt like a month ago to cross the finish line of the Chicago Marathon. This week marked the last week of my so-called recovery break and I have to say, I really enjoyed having some time off from training. It felt good to run whatever distance I felt like on a particular day, and to explore some new trails and locations not knowing what my mileage would be.


Here is what the past week looked like for me:

Monday: Jasyoga - Hip Strength/Stability, 5 minute back reset
Tuesday: 3 mile run
Wednesday: Jasyoga - Train Your Core, 5 minute hamstring reset
Thursday: 4 mile run
Friday: 3 mile run, 20 min Iron Strength Core blast workout
Saturday: 5.3 mile run, Jasyoga - Low back love
Sunday:  7 mile run, Jasyoga - Cool It

My core is definitely feeling it from all the cross training this week, but I am pretty sure that is a good sign I need the strength training.

October also came and went and my mileage was 86 miles which is pretty solid for a "recovery" month. October was a celebration of months of training for the Chicago Marathon, and has also been a source of peace and exploration as I have run in some of the most beautiful fall weather and scenery.

oh look, a new trail!

So what is next for me? I signed up for the F^3 Lake Half Marathon in January which might seem a little crazy, but it is just the thing to keep me moving as the weather gets colder. To help train for the race, I am starting Hansons 8 week Base Building custom plan tomorrow in order to maintain the fitness I built from marathon training. While it would be great to try to PR this half, I am realistic and know the weather in January could be just about anything - hot, cold, snowy, windy. My main goals for the race are to have fun and mostly to keep up my fitness throughout the holidays. I will continue to report back every week on the base building plan to share my thoughts on how training is going.

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