Monday was my second long run since getting back to training.  This week increased by 2.5 miles over last week’s 8 miler. A big jump for sure but my body has been feeling excellent. It may have to do with the ridiculous amount of bodywork I’ve been receiving, I’m sure that is a big piece.

Headed to the reservoir for 7ish, about an hour after we had planned to be there. I had 10.5, BJ had 20…I figured we’d be finishing within an hour of each other. My husband is getting fast, really fast. For anyone who is wondering he’s going to be really fast really soon. I can’t believe how great he looks out there, form is impeccable and work ethic second to none. He’s earning every bit speed, he’s working his ass off to get it.

So back to me….not too exciting, my run went smooth. I felt strong and consistent. Finished up and took the rest of the time to stretch under a tree waiting for BJ. I saw a quick blur of him passing by and as I expected finished within an hour of me with double the distance.  My recovery went extremely well and today I feel nothing, I have zero fatigue or soreness.  I think it’s crazy how much of IM you lose but also how much of it you keep.

Looking forward to next week’s long run….12 miles probably.  I’m loving the marathon training and if I haven’t said it lately, it’s because it is not that time consuming and not that hard.  It’s nothing compared to triathlon.

Tomorrow morning, masters at Scott Carpenter pool 5:45 - can’t wait!