How ironic that last week I said I was sticking to my run schedule this week no matter the weather–and I ended up running in the snow… twice. It is April, right?! When I started training at the beginning of March I honestly didn’t expect it would still be this cold (and snowy!) on week six in April. But here we are.

Good news is I got just under 9 miles in my 90-minute run in the snow! I was hoping for a little over 9 miles, but I’ll take it. It was a good week of training despite the weather. If you had asked me last week how I felt about the upcoming race, I would have said I couldn’t wait to be able to say it was over. But this week there has been a shift. I’m now more than halfway through the training and when I think about the race being over, it makes me a little sad. I think I’ll be sorry it’s over.

This week I have more than one long run, but nothing over 75 minutes. I’ll be focusing more on nutrition and pre-run meals. I have typically worked out on an empty stomach in the past. It’s just easier schedule-wise if exercising is the first thing I do in the morning. But that’s something I need to change for the rest of my training. My recent 90-minute run had me feeling pretty weak and hungry. So I’ll be experimenting with pre-run fuel in the upcoming weeks to see what works for me and if I notice endurance gains. Starting with overnight muesli for my next 45-minute intervals run.

More food pics from the week! It was Italy week in our homeschool and I probably had the most fun making food this week–from homemade pasta with the kids to tiramisu, Italian doughnuts, biscotti, and everything in between. I snapped a couple pictures on my long run in the snow last week. Still hoping for better weather this week! And the last photo of my oldest and youngest kids cracking up on family game night makes me smile. Have a great week, friends! 🙂