I learned from Penny that a Kindle is a must for the subway. I read Advanced Marathoning entirely while underground.
Another major subway discovery: I discerned that the subway stops are named after cross town streets, for the most part. This has been a revelation in my navigation skills. When I pop up out of a subway station, I have a good sense of which direction to walk. No more roaming around until I can read a street sign, check Google maps, possibly still walk the wrong way, and be 15 minutes late to everything as a result.
I learned that it is not that cold here. But first, in an extreme overreaction to mid 30s temperatures my first days in New York, I purchased snow boots, which I still have not had the occasion to wear (thankfully).
I have not yet run outside in 2013. All treadmill. All the time. So still working on that temperature acclimation.
On the day I arrived, the city greeted me with a sleet/rain/snow mixture for two days. Then the temps warmed up to mid 40s and even the 50s, but I simultaneously caught a cold, which turned into a sinus infection. Only after a solid week of no exercise, I managed to do some very light yoga. Between being sick and working early to late every day on the trial, I was completely wiped out and went 10 days without running.
But I am back on track now with the base building phase for my undetermined spring marathon (leaning toward San Diego RnR, especially because I learned today that the finish is at Petco Park rather than Sea World). I'm continuing to run all easy miles with a sprinkling of strides, fartleks, and short progressions here and there.
Last week of December - 54 miles. Highest mileage week ever! These were all easy pace miles, but I felt the pounding in my bones. So I don't think I can manage much more than 55 miles for my peak mileage week in marathon training.
January week 1 - 0 miles.
January week 2 - 6.5 miles.
January week 3 - 30 miles.
two little runners ~ Kristen
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