Today officially begins my training journey. Taking last week easy was exactly what my body needed. It was pretty worn out after 10 weeks of pretty hard speed training to get me ready.
As you know from my weekly recap, I originally had 7 miles on the schedule for Sunday morning. I had every intention to get up first thing and tackle it, however it didn’t end up happening.
Saturday night I was pretty exhausted. It was a good exhaustion from a weekend full of fun and family, but nonetheless I needed a long and good night of sleep. I woke up on Sunday morning still very tired, but feeling better. I just wasn’t feeling up for a run.
Instead of fighting it I just went with it and took a 2nd day off. That hasn’t happened in quite some time, and I am OK with it.
If I’ve learned anything from my crazy running journey is it is OK to listen to your body and rest. The fact that tomorrow starts my marathon training was even more of a reason to give myself a break.
I spent the last few hours at the beach out on the dock, reading and relaxing. Soaking in the sun and getting ready for the week ahead. There is so much going on in our lives right now it’s a bit overwhelming but exciting. I hope to share some if with you in the very near future but still a few things to finalize.
It seemed to take forever for my Amazon order to come in for my Hanson’s Marathon Method. I am starting the plan TOMORROW and just got the book when we got back home Sunday. I was a little bit disappointed because I had hoped to read it this weekend, but I am working to cram as much of it as I can tonight before heading to bed.
I will get a whole post up on the exact training and paces I am doing this week. I have a bit more work and research to put into it, but I am so excited to get this started!
Today begins my journey to my marathon! I have high goals, high hopes but most of all I am excited because I know that this time I am going to do this right. Whether I BQ or not I know that I will be the strongest I have ever been going into this marathon.
Today I choose to believe. I choose to believe in what seems impossible.
I am going to keep this short and sweet tonight because I have a lot to get done. Thanks for your patience with me this last weekend, I really enjoyed soaking in every minute with family!
Who else is marathon training? When is your marathon?
How often do you strength train each week?
I remember thinking your mileage looked high for the week especially considering you plan to begin marathon training so I think it was smart to take that extra day off. I’m going to be creating my plan this week and beginning it in early august for a nov 23 marathon. Sounds like you had a great weekend!
It really felt good to take the day off and relax. Good luck on your training plan! Look forward to reading about it 🙂
Glad the Hanson’s book arrived. I started “Week 3” this morning with a 6 mile recovery. I like the plan and their philosophy. I need to find a new track for speed work as they have the one I was using all dug up.
I am shooting for a Nov 8th marathon in Ft Worth TX. It will be my 2nd marathon and my friends 101st! (yeah, he is a maniac and does one every month) I re-started the plan a couple of weeks ago – I went through the first 8 weeks waiting for the start of the 18 week window.
Running 6 days a week along with full time work, I haven’t been able to regularly squeeze in much strength training. I do core work a couple times a week (planks, push-ups, etc), but carving out any time to get to the gym to do weight training has been tough.
Let us know what you think of the book.
It looks like my marathon hopefully will be the week before yours. I am working on doing as much strength as I can.I Hopefully will be going back to work full time here soon so it is a bit so I know it will get busy, but I am determined to be much stronger going into this marathon than I have in the past!
My recovery isn’t what it used to be when I was younger either. It seems that every time I try to do some leg weight workouts, it never fails, I get a small injury that reminds me I need to not over do it. Your new 6 day a week plan will take a toll on you physically with their “cumulative fatigue” design. Be sure and listen to your body.
I’m trying to incorporate strength training (simple low weight and body weight) at least 4-5 times a week. I’ve found if I keep the exercises quick and effective I am much more likely to do them.
I’m excited to hear your thoughts and experiences with Hansons Method!
I am going for 3-4 times per week, I think that is doable but I agree with you I have to keep my exercises quick and effective!
Good luck! This is so exciting!
Thank you! 🙂