Summer Running Plans '17

I am tucked in bed on a Wednesday night at 6PM. Not sure if I caught a cold, or a bug, or this is just my body telling me that I need to take a break and chill tonight, but not feeling very good at the moment. I decided it will be a good time to think about 3 months ahead of me and all the training I want to complete before Berlin Marathon 17.

I ran my second 10K race this past weekend, and was very excited to get my time to under 50 minutes. My exact time was 49.51, and looking at my pace of 8.02 for 6 miles makes me incredibly proud and happy. A year ago, running a mile at 8.30 seemed pretty daunting.

I knew it's going to be a nice race when I walked outside to drive to the start line, and I was not dying from humidity. Nevertheless, I decided to be cautious when I headed out on the course. I did not want to feel horrible on mile 2 and struggle for the remainder of the race, and seems like my strategy worked! It was a small and not super fast race, but still exciting to see I came in 4th in my age group :)

I am really looking forward to 4th of July weekend when I will be heading out to Bend, Oregon, to run with Rogue Expeditions. I have never been to Bend, but heard a lot about its cool temperatures in the mornings (something I am REALLY excited about) and beautiful landscapes.

I will have my "test" race prior to Berlin at the end of July in LA, when I am running my half marathon (in Long Beach, to be exact). Can't wait to go back to my favorite city in the US and race!

The end of the summer will take me back to Arizona where I will go for my 2nd #RunningwiththeBruces camp. I went last year, having no expectations and any idea what camps are like (I somehow went through my whole childhood without ever going to a camp), and absolutely loved it! Ben since then became my coach, and in our short time of collaboration, has already helped me become a much better runner. I am looking forward to seeing some of my camp friends from last year, making new ones, and running through gorgeous Flagstaff!

Hope you have some exciting running plans as well!

- A

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