My Journey to the Disney Marathon: August

August Training

This month I took a turn to getting things done. I have walked and ran and put exercise into a regular occurrence. Ran so much that my Apple Watch died on a lot of these runs so some didn’t count but here are my counts for the ones that were recorded.

8/12/24   5.5 miles.   1:24:53. Total. 15:25 pace

8/14/24.  1.99 miles.  31:49.   Total.  15:51 pace 

8/18/24.   6.0 miles.  1:35:44. Total.  15:56 pace

8/23/24.  1.34 miles  22:48.    Total.  17:01 pace

8/24/24.  7.0. miles   1:52:21.  Total.  16:02 pace

8/26/24.  2.08 miles. 34:41.    Total.   16:38 pace 

8/27/24.   2.07 miles. 37:08.   Total.    17:54 pace

8/28/24.   2.1 miles.   34:28.   Total.   16:24 pace

8/29/24.    1.9 miles.   32:05.   Total.  16:56 pace

Nine runs on the month with four runs in a row. Not the correct way to go about it, according to the training plan but I was fighting anxiety a lot this month. My mileage increased and I had some very enjoyable runs. I ran in downtown St. Augustine, passing all the historic sites as I pushed myself to a record distance of six miles. I felt fine. Probably could have fueled my body better, I had only eaten a small snack beforehand with only a little water but not nearly enough. I felt fine after though. No issues. 

The 7-mile run was a bit different. I didn’t eat much the night before and I didn’t eat much the day of. I felt fine during the run. Pushed myself and it felt great. Unfortunately, the aftermath was less great. I struggled a lot, was exhausted, sore, and had a huge headache. If I don’t get proper nutrition for race day my run could end very badly. Overall, a solid month but I need to lock in nutrition. I’m continuing to push myself increasing mileage and dropping weight. I am now down 17 pounds from where I started. I want to kick 17 more.