This morning I did another short run of 5 miles, this time in 41 minutes, shaving 2 minutes off my Tuesday time. I am getting close to a sentimental goal for my 5…
Category: Marathon
Does Marathon Training Build or Reveal Character?
A couple of weeks ago in one of the forum discussions I initiated about The Non-Runner’s Marathon Trainer Book, someone commented, “Still trying to figure out why a non-runner would be training…
Marathon Training Update: 10 Mile Milestone
Saturday I crossed the 10-mile milestone with my long run. One of the cool things about the training is that every week I set a new personal distance record. I found the discussion about…
Marathon training: Are you associative or disassociative?
This morning I had a great 5 mile run. I was not trying to run faster but I ended up finishing in 43 minutes which is the best pace of any run…
Marathon Training Update and Recovery Question
Today I hit the first real dip in the training for my first marathon. After doing the longest run of my training so far Saturday morning (9 miles) and then playing soccer…
Marathon Training Update and Hydration Question
This morning I completed the 4th week of my marathon training with this week’s long run of 9 miles. The issue of staying hydrated during the long runs is something I’m trying…
The Non-Runner’s Marathon Trainer Book
A couple of days ago I started reading The Non-Runner’s Marathon Trainer by David Witsett, Forrest Dolgener, and Tanjalo Kole. I’m about 50 pages into it. Normally, I wouldn’t write about a…
Training for My First Marathon
Back in April, about 3 months after my daughter Aryn was born (which happened to coincide with about 3 months of not enough sleep, little exercise, and way too much coffee and junk food to get me through…