154.6 + 38.8 = 193.4
Between this afternoon and tomorrow, I should hit the 200 mile mark!
Rock & Roll Chicago is in 9 days. I'm very carefully tapering--watching food (or trying), keeping each run at an intentional pace and distance--all those things. I'm feeling good about race day. Last week and this week at track practice we did 800 workouts (half-mile intervals). Last week I was running each interval in 3:55. This week I ran each in 3:50 (give or take a second, in general). Both weeks, the workout felt comfortable, and even more so this week even though I was faster. So, I'm feeling good about where I'm at physically. I'm pretty excited about the race! Now we're all just praying for good weather.
In other news, life is going about at its insane pace. Elliot is finally having the surgery to open his blocked tear duct (in his left eye). I'm so thankful that we have access to the medical resources needed to safely get it taken care of! That thankfulness is tempered by the unending doctor's appointments, phone calls, and cost associated with such treatment. But nonetheless, I'm happy for Elliot that he won't continue to have incessant goop in his left eye.
As for me, I've been making great progress on the last paper of my dissertation. I've had to ease up working on it in the last week though to focus on getting ready for conferences and related professional endeavors. I'm getting ready to head out to two conferences, which thankfully are both within driving distance. I'm pretty excited about them. They are both good places to meet potential employers, and they are both a little less stressful than the conferences I'll go to in the fall. I'm happy to have lower-stress places to debut my dissertation work and smooth out the wrinkles in what will become my job talk. I do not plan to discuss job applications here, but will say that the season is slowly starting, and with it, B and I are starting to have long conversations about where we can see ourselves living, and how we might plot out a future in which we both can find fulfilling careers.
Finally, a few shout outs.
- A HUGE congratulations to N for the successful defense of her dissertation!
- I've said it privately, but want to say publicly how proud I am of my Dad for doing something that he enjoys, and not just doing it, but making it an integral part of his life. Check out his website here.
3 comments:
I'm thinking of you and praying your race goes well. I recently finished working on a book on tapering, so I was excited to read about your training and actually know what you're talking about! Our thoughts and prayers are with you guys and Elliot's surgery. We miss you!
Good luck this Saturday in Chicago. You are ready for it. I have my thoughts on your finish, but we'll see. Send me you bib number or text it to me once you know Friday night.
See you back at LOW the following week. The Detroit marathon waits for no one.
Good luck with the race this weekend! And we will be praying for you all and hoping that Elliot has some relief in that little eye of his!
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