The first day of February started out with a recovery run from the previous day’s 4 hour/17 miler. I was able to do a 5.5 mile easy run though I was a bit achy.
But there was no slowing down from that longest run as the next weekend, we ran 4:30 hours/18 miles.
Instead of running up the mountain, we took the ocean/marina/cruise route. This allowed
Waves crashing over the breaker.
us to stop to see the waves crash over the breaker and take another picture of the wire fish which has trash
Me, Chris, Rose and Anne in front of the wire fish.
from the ocean in it. A good reminder that we should always pick up our trash and dispose of it properly.
Korean Liberty Bell and Pavillon
We followed this run up with a recovery run the next weekend. On this run, we ran up to the Korean Liberty Bell. The view from this bluff is gorgeous and we couldn’t have asked for a prettier day. We also run by some of the bunkers that the military put in during WWII to protect our
One of the many bunkers on the hillside.
coast.
Backside of one the mountains we ran up, down, and around.
The running didn’t stop there as I went with some of the SoleRunners on a run/hike of 11+ miles over President’s Day. We started at Switzer Parking lot before going around and up the mountain before running down a firebreak road back to our cars.
SoleRunners’ Group on this run/hike.
And then we had, I should say, I had my longest run to date…5:26 hours/21.59 miles. On this run, I was determine to get as close to 22 miles as possible as this would be my longest run in training for a
My only picture of this run, taken before we started.
marathon. This meant no stopping for sightseeing or picture taking during the run.
I learnt a lot on this run. It takes a lot of mental fortitude to keep going when the bottoms of your feet hurt, running with others certainly motivates you to keep running, and never underestimate how far you can run.
We ended the month tapering down on the miles by running up the mountain again, making sure we don’t injury ourselves before our marathon, and believing in ourselves
California Sunflower
The view coming down from the mountain.
that we can run 26.2 miles.
Instead of weeks and months, the countdown has started now in days to my first marathon….