Last week I mentioned that I was starting a training plan for a fall marathon. As of Sunday I have completed week 2 of said training and so far so good. Granted, so far my long runs have not been more than 6 miles, with this weeks being 7. I have been doing my best to maintain a controlled pace during my runs and this Sunday's was great.
My goal for the marathon is to break 4 hours. I have ran one previously but was over that mark. Now I am trying to better my training a control how fast my runs are (even the shorter ones). On Sunday I ran 6 miles with the following splits... 8:47, 8:43, 8:36, 8:36, 8:33, and 8:26. I was extremely happy with those splits and felt great doing the run. I hope I can maintain similar times on all long runs.
This week is another low mileage week when you look at the overall plan. My plan has me running 4 days a week. Run, Off, Run, Run, Off Long Run, Off. and the cycle starts over. This week is 3, 4, 3, 7 for the distances. Nothing to write home about, but still a nice chunk compared to what I have been doing over the past years since my first marathon. 8 years ago today was when I completed that race with my brother and father.
When it comes to training...DIET is my weakness. I need to eat a more balanced and healthy "runners" diet, but find it hard to stay disciplined. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.
Until next week....Find a Reason to Run!
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