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Let me tell you about how January went for me:
Mileage: So far I’ve run 30.14 and walked 5.16 miles this month for a total of 35.30 miles (per my Garmin). I began training for the NYC Half Marathon. Again, I am following one of Hal Higdon’s plans and will be running 5 days a week.
I took two weeks off because of the weather. Not only was there snow and ice, it was also COLD. I had no desire to run outside in that weather. I wish I had a gym membership.
Run the Year 2024: I signed up to run and walk 2,024 miles this year. So far I have completed 35.29 miles (per the RTE Tracker).
Current Book: My goal this year is to read 24 books. I finished “Heard it in a love song” and “The wind knows my name”. I enjoyed both books but the latter one was so good. Currently, I am reading “Nowhere Girl”.
Injuries: None, but sometimes feel stiff. Ha, I need to move more.
Races: None, but I signed up for another race in May. Total races so far this year is 5.
Health: I am doing OK. Depending on how my day goes, I sleep well and on other days I don’t. Perimenopause sucks. While I am glad I don’t have a period, the weight gain is awful. I have gained about 10 pounds since last February. My jeans feel tight and I had to buy new ones in a bigger size. I know I am eating the same as before so this weight gain is frustrating.
School: It’s going. I have my good days and my bad days. We had 2 days of remote learning and school was canceled another day. The students have to take a state test (4 components and they already took 3) and a Math test. This week I need to give them 3 additional assessments for Reading. We are tired of all of these assessments. I told them that on Friday we will have a movie and popcorn party.
What I am looking forward to next month: Hopefully not as many assessments as in January. I also hope that the weather stays decent to continue training for the NYC Half Marathon.
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Yes I hope the weather lets us train for NYC.
So far so good. Great start to 2024.
I think the weight gain comes with age.
Ugh, not happy with the things that come with age.
You’ve signed up for 5 races! Nice work!
I do hope you get to train properly soon for the New York half marathon.
What race did you sign up for in May?
The race is a 10k. Same one I did last year.
You are ahead of me with books! I am still working on my first two. I have heard such great things about Hal Higdon’s training plans. I am in perimenopause as well, not my favorite thing. I understand your frustrations!
This will be my 2nd or 3rd race using one of his plans. I like them!