One Week.

Its been a while since my last confession.

I feel like I haven't been running enough. I don't know why, because I have, but it just seems that these Saturday runs are throwing me off balance. Truth is, I love running on Saturdays. I'm rested, there's hardly anyone out and about and the pollution isn't as suffocating. Last week I experimented with running at around 630 pm when it was a lot cooler and I had slept about 14 hrs the night before. I went for a 17km run, pretty good for 2 weeks before the half marathon. It was nice to run with the sun setting and the wind blowing and not dying of heat stroke. Danielle was away for the weekend, so this last run was solo. I got home right as Shabbat was ending, perfect timing. And you know what, I wasn't as tired this week, from the long run at least. Tired from lack of sleep is a different type of tired.

The Tel Aviv Marathon is next Friday. I'll also be running that race solo, but with another 2000 strangers... I better make a good playlist. The 2 weeks before the race are time for tapering down on mileage and for upping carbohydrate intake. I have been doing both... This week I ran 2x, A tempo 4.5 km run, in 24 minutes and a 7k easy morning run on Wednesday with Danielle. Today I'll be doing the bike and some sprints. Next week I'll do a 10k on Monday and that will be it for running. I have been piling on the pasta as well. Not too much, but more than I would normally have.

Next week I will be running with the shirt we made for Noa! I'll try and post pictures...

Now its 6 months till Venice. Time to start training for a full marathon!

Have a great weekend, mine will be restful, no running this time.

Peace.