June 23, 2008

Week 2 Down

Filed under: Running

Well week 2 is done of Marathon Training. Started out with a nice tempo run on Tuesday, Negative Split day on Wed, and a Easy run on Thursday. Saturday’s long run was 7 miles. I decided to hit OHB for the first time since December. I kept pace the whole way except for the last mile, mostly due to the hill in the sub division. Over all a great week of running. So far 2 weeks done and I have not run on the treadmill yet. I am enjoying the early morning runs before work. I feel more energized and allows me to focus more on my strength training after work. Week 3 is a down week with only 3,4,3, and 5 mile runs. So I look forward to a little break.

 

June 16, 2008

Let the Training Begin

Filed under: Running

Well week one of marathon training is in the books. Tuesday’s run was a nice tempo run at Crockett Park. Wed and Thursday, I got up early before work and got my 3 miles in. Saturday I got out late due to our Yard Sale, so I went to the park again around 1:30. The heat got to me that mile or so, but I still managed to run faster then my projected marathon pace. So with week one down and 17 more weeks of training before the big day, I am feeling good and think I have a very doable plan. Ahh but I do hate summer running! This week the temps will be nice so I should not have any problems, give it another few weeks though!