Marathon Training Recap?

Well, the title of this one is deceiving because I only ran once last week since I was attempting to rest my ankles. So instead of my usual recap, I will share a few fun things from the long weekend.

I had a jam-packed long weekend and definitely could’ve used an extra day off but hey, what can you do? The weekend started off with a crab feast (and straw-ber-ritas!) for a friend’s birthday. It was a fun evening and who doesn’t love beating the heat out of a crab with a mallet??

Saturday was the first college football Saturday and another near perfect day. I went to a bbq in the afternoon then watched my beloved Alabama Team run all over Virginia Tech. I then stayed up way too late watching football (hello, did anyone else see that Clemson / UGA game?? Crazy.)…but that is what you are supposed to do on Saturdays in the fall!

Sunday was full of food and more football – but of the fantasy type. I have joined a fantasy football league, hosted by a couple of my great friends. I had an absolute blast drafting my team and although I know NOTHING about fantasy football, I’m eager to learn 🙂 Below is my team so far — I will be picking more players (free agents) today, though! I managed to snag 2 former Alabama Players – Roll Tide!

SLOT	PLAYER, TEAM POS	ACTION		OPP	STATUS ET		PRK	PTS	AVG	LAST		PROJ	OPRK	%ST	%OWN	+/-
QB	Colin Kaepernick, SF QB			GB	Sun 4:25		23	148	9.3	—		16	11th	82.0	100.0	+0
RB	Adrian Peterson, Min RB			@Det	Sun 1:00		1	337	21.1	—		19	10th	100.0	100.0	+0
RB	Darren Sproles, NO RB			Atl	Sun 1:00		12	206	12.9	—		19	26th	85.9	100.0	+0
WR	Julio Jones, Atl WR			@NO	Sun 1:00		12	252	15.8	—		20	30th	100.0	100.0	+0
WR	Vincent Brown, SD WR			Hou	Mon 10:15		192	0	0.0	—		16	22nd	11.1	92.2	+1.7
TE	Kyle Rudolph, Min TE			@Det	Sun 1:00		11	152	9.5	—		12	18th	81.0	100.0	+0
FLEX	Eddie Lacy, GB RB			@SF	Sun 4:25		—	—	—	—		15	1st	86.7	100.0	+0
D/ST	Texans D/ST D/ST			@SD	Mon 10:15		6	237	14.8	—		11	26th	96.0	100.0	+0
K	Matt Bryant, Atl K  P			@NO	Sun 1:00		3	161	10.1	—		9	23rd	96.3	100.0	+0
BENCH				WK 1			2012 SEASON					WEEK 1
SLOT	PLAYER, TEAM POS	ACTION		OPP	STATUS ET		PRK	PTS	AVG	LAST		PROJ	OPRK	%ST	%OWN	+/-
Bench	Jared Cook, StL TE			Ari	Sun 4:25		21	112	7.0	—		6	1st	46.4	97.3	-0.3
Bench	Knowshon Moreno, Den RB			Bal	Thu 8:30		36	104	6.5	—		5	16th	2.9	81.1	+71.7
Bench	James Jones, GB WR			@SF	Sun 4:25		17	222	13.9	—		6	10th	49.4	100.0	+0
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Finally, I wrapped up Labor Day Weekend with an event that has become a tradition — Labor Day at Kings Dominion. This is the fourth year in a row I’ve gone and it is always a fantastic time. What’s funny is that by 4pm, I’m absolutely wiped! I have no idea how my parents did this with me every summer. We used to spend ALL day at the park and then they’d drive us home. Parents are super-people. 🙂

All in all, it was a great weekend. I ran again for the first time in a week this morning and while I am still experiencing pain, I’m learning how to manage it and using all the information I’m getting from PT. 🙂

How was your holiday weekend? Did you get in any running?