It’s hard to believe I’m starting Week Six of my training schedule. It’s kind of scary in a way. This is how the weeks just roll by and next thing I know, it will be taper time. There is usually no plan for my Monday run, but today just felt like a good day for […]
Tempo runs. I really like them. This is surprising, given my intense dislike of any speed sessions, but there you have it: the exception to the rule. Now a tempo run wasn’t actually on the plan for today. I changed it …. from intervals. Go figure.
My long run. And a real long run, not a short-long run. This is the run that closes my third week of training. If you read yesterday’s post about the aborted hill sprint workout in a bid to save this one, I can tell you that it was worth it. What a fantastic close to […]
Running Doubles and More Running doubles is not a complex term. It just means running twice in a day. It’s not my primary focus right now, but usually people choose this approach either to get the miles in due to their schedules or to teach their bodies to run in a glycogen depleted state. For […]
2 Weeks Down; 14 To Go Two weeks into training and it’s quickly become part of my daily routine. I love that every day is different. In fact, I’m sure I secretly love having some workouts in the plan that aren’t my favorite. It makes the ones I do enjoy even better. But don’t quote […]
It’s my favorite day of the week. Distance has always been my preferred workout. Pick the pace I am in the mood to run, adjust it if my mood changes and just keep going. I’ve often wondered if some of us are more predisposed to the Runner’s High than others. I don’t get it with […]
Thursday means hill repeats. At least, until the program switches things around so I don’t get too comfortable in a routine. Who would want to be comfortable in marathon training? It is also a double run day, so there is an evening run as well …. as always, weather permitting! It’s Day 11 of my […]
This is Marathon Training Journal, Day 10. It didn’t all go according to plan. Thank goodness for another easy run! The lack of photos is a reflection on how my time management left my control later today.