TNT Week 15 - 20 Miler!!

This past Saturday the North team met with the South team for our annual run in Cortland.  This year, I got to do my 20 miler there!  I was dreading it because in the past Harland would plan a route out 5 miles, and you'd have to go out and back twice.  It's not fun going out then getting back just to have to go out again.  lol...  So this year it was a 10 mile route out then back.  It made for a little more difficult of a run because eventually the road we run on gets quite hilly.

This turned out to be a decent run.  When I was 10 miles out I was ahead of the pace I wanted to be.  On the way back I started having a few issues.  At one point, around 16 miles, my right calf decided it wanted to send me a scare and cramped up just slightly.  If I hadn't stopped I would've gotten a full-blown cramp and would've had to walk the rest of the way back like I did in Lake Placid last year.  Luckily, it didn't get that bad, but when I had about 1/4 mile left it happened again.

I was hoping to do the run in under 4 hours.  At 10 miles out I was far ahead of that pace and felt good.  Because of my calf issue I had to slow down, but still made it back in 3:59:59!!  I was happy.  I was also extremely exhausted and could barely walk.  I have never hurt so much from running in my life.  It was the first time I took anything like Advil afterward.  Luckily, the next day I didn't feel too bad.  I think being up and out Saturday night helped with that.  The hot tub after my run couldn't have hurt either!!

TNT Weeks 13 and 14

Hello!
I just realized it has been a couple weeks since I've updated again.  Last week we ran as a team in the 10 mile Mountain Goat run in Syracuse.  This week it was 16 miles at Green Lakes and the Erie Canal.  Although, I will admit I only did 13 miles.  I know what you're thinking...  "only".  lol...

Last week and this week couldn't be any more different.  The Mountain Goat is a challenge in even the most ideal conditions.  Uphill climbs and downward descents that come in all forms.  Add to this an unseasonably hot and humid day, and you get an extremely difficult 10 miles.  I'm glad to say I made it to the end.  I didn't do better than last year, but didn't expect to.

Like I said, this week was much different.  The run on Saturday was cold and rainy (and today it's snowing!), and it involved the muddy trails of Green Lakes.  I'm not a big fan of running on trails, so it was difficult for me.  The conditions made it a lot worse, so I skipped out the last 3 miles.  Oh, and I was soaking wet and right after I finished my run the sun came out.  lol...

This week I'm going to get back on track.  My weekly runs have been lacking lately, but I need to keep on them if I'm going to get through my 20 miler in Cortland on Saturday.