Two weeks from today, I will run my third marathon.

That weekend will also be the first anniversary of my first marathon.

It was a great day and I learned a ton: especially that Salt Stick caps rock.

One cool thing is that I drive by the 5.7 to 6.5 and 18.8 to 19.6 sections of that two-loop, marathon course each day when I drive to work.  The first section was at a comfortable 8:34 pace…the second was a grueling, cramps-in-both-calves, when-will-this-end, what-did-I-get-myself-into, 13:00+ pace.  I eventually recovered – due to said Salt Stick caps – and finished with a respectable 4:05:05 time.  Every morning, driving by that section of 101 is a reminder of my first 26.2, my love of running, and to never “long run” without Salt Stick caps.

I saw this tweet this morning – WOW:

https://twitter.com/tim_weeks/status/406669239043780608

Training Journal – 11/30/13:

• Current plan: ZRQL Marathon Training Plan – Taper Week 1 of 3
• Today’s session: Rest
• Comments: Rest

Ran my Big Sur, Hurricane Point simulator route this morning…AKA the “Y” route.

My goal was to keep the overall pacing at around 9-minute miles – I did pretty good.  I ran it easy and without walking until mile 12, where I took a .2 mile walk break and took a GU ahead of the summit turn around.  Overall, a great morning run!

Training Journal – 11/24/13:

• Current plan: ZRQL Marathon Training Plan
• Today’s session: 20 mile, long run [2 of 2 in prep for the ZRQL Marathon]
• Comments: I did 20.6 miles @ 8:56 avg pace, avg cadence 94 & a run time of 3:03:56. [Strava]
• Weekly mileage: Running: 48.3 / Bicycling: 28 – Total: 76.3

• Current plan: ZRQL Marathon Training Plan
• Today’s session: 8-mile run
• Comments: I did 8.6 miles @ 8:39 avg pace, avg cadence 95 & a run time of 1:14:27. [Strava]