Unsurprisingly, life caught up with me once again, and the blog fell by the wayside.
Over the last 6 weeks, I feel like there has not been too much forward motion in day to day life. I have fallen into a routine, some days going into the office and others working from home.
I’m still running, still riding, and even made it through the first 6 weeks of peloton marathon training – only to find out that the NYC marathon was cancelled during week six. As much as I expected the race to be cancelled, it was still disappointing to get the official declaration. It also makes me feel like my other races are doomed for cancellation, even though as of the writing of this post both the Chicago marathon and the Run Disney wine and dine weekend are both still on the calendar. So, as is the case with most of 2020, only time will tell.
I am finally settling into the humidity that summer brings in NY, and even managing to drag my butt out of bed early to get in some morning runs again. Last week I even pushed myself to up my mileage a bit, breaking 30 miles for the first time in over a month.
While some weekends I have swapped my runs out for long spin sessions, last Sunday I headed out and got in 10 miles of loops around the neighborhood – I am a little sick of the loops, since I usually get some of my runs done elsewhere with friends, but as a precaution with Covid, I have been avoiding the public paths that are bound to be crowded with people. The cases have dropped in NY, but I am still skeptical about putting myself out there more than I have to.
I am curious to see how the coming months unfold, and what the rest of 2020 will hold. But for right now I will just keep chugging along with my at home workouts, and seeing where my mileage lands each week. I do actually have one goal this month – to break 100 miles total! The last two months I have fallen a little short, so I am hoping to get more into my usual running groove.