Started getting more and more anxious as the marathon race day approaches. In response, I got more serious with my training this past week. One big change I made was forcing myself to wake up early to do the running practices in the morning instead of at night. Set my alarm to 5am yesterday and started hitting the treadmill at around 0730. Managed to complete my longest running practice of 3 or so hours. My legs were really tired afterwards. I rested a bit at home before heading downtown to meet my friend’s family to see the annual Nuit Blanche for the first time. I was debating whether to go after the 3-hour running session and I figured the evening walk in downtown could be considered part of my marathon training. I was totally exhausted after that.
I have been tracking my heart rate during my running practices. I seemed to have more or less found my rhythm, a comfortable pace that I can keep running long distances without straining my heart rate pass peak levels.
Slow living, early morning routines, comfortable running pace, and a new “full time job” of managing my investments during weekdays are all contributing to a new rhythm of life for me here in Canada.
