Week 2

I finished up Week 2 feeling really strong. My Mom was in town this weekend, but I was still able to fit in my runs. I woke up a little early on Saturday and Sunday to fit in the workouts. Saturday was a 3 mile easy run. I ran to Mathilda and back, my 3 mile loop.



Saturday was a busy day. After I got back from my run, we had breakfast and headed north to the Marin Headlands. We squeezed a short hike in with my Mom before we continued on to Sonoma to visit our winery. The day didn't finish there. We made our way back into SF where we had dinner at Nob Hill Cafe followed by a going away party at Becky and Kelli's.

Sunday morning was my 10 mile run. I really didn't know what to expect of my body since I haven't really had a long run since the Half. I followed the Steven's Creek Trail all the way to the edge of the Bay. I started out at an even steady pace and felt really good. I think part of the reason that I felt so good was that I had a slight tail wind all the way out to the Bay. This is not typical as the wind usually blows off the Bay, but since it was stormy, things were thrown off a bit. At the turn around I realized how much wind I had been aided by. I still felt great, so the wind didn't really faze me. I steadily picked up the pace and finished the last 2 miles in a pretty steady drizzle. All in all it was a really good run and I felt pretty strong afterward.