The long run looms each week in my marathon training plan. Your long run, might be different than mine, or you might not be even training for anything, but I bet you still have a longer distance run that you do from time to time. If you are training for something, each week, your plan will most likely be eeking your mileage up, by both … Continue reading The long one
If last week I was excited to get deeper into my marathon training plan (a cut back week will do that do you), weeks 5 and 6, I was a bit nervous about 😬. I mean the big runs are starting to get big, and the temperatures out side have plummeted ❄️. Anyways, here how it all went. Week 5 Week 5 Plan Week 5 … Continue reading Marathon Training Week 5 & 6
I was excited about getting further into my Brighton Marathon training plan, weeks 3 & 4 bring me up to 20% of my total planned mileage for the completed plan 🙌. So, here is now it all went. Week 3 Week 3 Plan Week 3 What Happened Notes Tuesday 4 miles Tuesday 5 miles (8:58/m) Tired after 18 miles commuting on the bike Thursday 5 … Continue reading Marathon Training Week 3 & 4
So, being new to this whole marathon training situation, I thought I would do a blog post every 2 weeks detailing my training and how it is going. First, I thought, if I have to write and share how I am doing, compared to plan it might hold me as more accountable. Second, I thought, that it might be a good way to show how … Continue reading Marathon Training Week 1 & 2
I’m pretty excited about this statement. But I’m also nervous. I’m nervous that I won’t enjoy either the training, nor the actual race. I’m nervous that I will get injured, or won’t get a time that I secretly dream of. I’m nervous that I will feel under pressure and guilt laden with this time consuming personal endeavour. But I’ve wanted to do this for a … Continue reading I’m running a marathon
The coveted London Marathon ‘I’m in’ magazines will start dropping next week, and if you know what I am on about – good luck. This will be my 4th year in the ballot – and I’m ever hopeful! I mean, I do know that if I really wanted to run a marathon, I could run any number of marathons – but if I did get … Continue reading Poll: Ballot Hopefulness
I get stressed out when I have a running training plan to follow, as undoubtedly, something will come up – to interrupt said plan. I mean in theory, it should calm me down, knowing what I need to do – how much to run and when, but it doesn’t. I’ve read a lot of articles about runners benefiting from performance gains when their plan is … Continue reading I don’t have a plan
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