1 Long run down - 15 to go!

Training officially started (for real this time) Saturday! I went for my first long run of 12.9 miles through the quiet streets of Easton. I must say, it was SUCH a nice change from running around the streets of NYC. I think I needed that couple of hours of peace and quiet to clear my head.

How did I feel? A bit...tired, and out of shape. I blame it on my worn out shoes and lack of sleep for the past two weeks. I'm hoping as time goes on and we continue to build up, it'll get easier. I still was able to finish 12.9 in around 1:40-1:45 - Not too bad! I just need to speed it up a bit and I can qualify for NYC!

This training schedule will be more difficult to manage between all the traveling Sean and I have to do in the next few months - weddings & showers are consuming my weekends especially - We will be doing quite a few of our longer runs on our own...which will be tough. Running with Sean is really the only reason I was able to increase my speed/endurance and qualify for Boston. I'm going to have to work hard on pushing myself with out him.

I'm really looking forward training again though! The marathon is going to be fantastic - and we are treating ourselves to a week in Disney following the race (literally we will be on a plane 4 hours after we finish) - A little extra motivation to get to the finish line :)