June 15, 2008
Finally a good week. We pretty much just took it easy this week so that I could fully recover from the awful 8- and 9-mile runs I had in the last two weeks. And it worked. I had three really good runs, all at good paces, too.
Yeah, you read it right: I only ran three days this week. We had a guest, my dear friend Mara, all week, and just couldn’t fit in one run. Luckily, it was the 3 miler.
June 8, 2008
This week started off good, with two runs at 10″00 per mile and 10″42 per mile. But it ended with two hard runs with over 12″00 per mile and one very upset tummy afterwards. I hope I can get this figured out before the long runs get even longer.
Runners, I have another question for your at the end of this post. Let me know what you think.
June 1, 2008
This was my last week of “pre-training” before I begin the 16-week countdown until the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, September 28. I only missed one 5-mile run (last time I’ll not feel guilty about missing a run!), and ended with a *cough* “strong” 8 miler.
May 26, 2008
Two weeks out from official training, and I’m getting excited. I put my training plan into a Google Calendar today, and while it isn’t 100% set in stone (we have a few trips/visitors to plan around), it’s my plan, and it’s going to be my life for the 17 weeks before the big day. If you want to take a look, click here. Feel free to leave me a comment if you have advice or suggestions for my training!
May 18, 2008
I am planning on blogging about each week of my marathon training, and to get in the habit, I’m starting with three weeks left in my pre-marathon training. Just for future reference, my running weeks begin on Monday and end on Sunday.
route: All the way to the end of Stadtwald Giessen and back
feeling*: :|
time: 53’22″
estimated** distance: 4.2 miles
additional notes: Really hard time breathing on the uphill part. Dehydrated later in the evening.
