My journey as a marathoner...

Monday July 19 AM 6 miles, 42min PM 10 miles, 67min Tuesday July 20 12 miles, 1:20min Wednesday July 21 15 miles, 1:42min, grtc drills Thursday July 22 AM 6 miles, 41min PM 12 miles, 1:15min, first 6 in 40, last 6 in 35, last mile in 5:07 Friday July 23 AM 12 miles, 1:19min PM 6 miles, 40min, pool after Saturday July 24 AM 11 miles, 1:11min, heartbreak hill, first 5 in 35, last 6 in 36 over hills PM 6 miles, 43min Sunday July 25 18 miles, 2:05min 114 miles Much better week. Great planning including my long run which I started at 6:30am this time, it was till hot, so maybe next week I might start at 5:30am. I could have gone 19 but decided to walk the last 3/4 mile home instead. I have to be very conservative in this build up to I don't screw things up in the process. I had some stronger/faster runs this week, which were a result of having company on runs. This is strictly a base phase so if I do feel good on some runs, I may take off as long as I don't jeopardize the rest of th

Monday July 12 12 miles, 1:23min Tuesday July 13 AM 5 miles, 36min PM 10 miles, 70min Wednesday July 14 AM 6 miles, 46min, strides PM 10 miles, 68min, grtc drills Thursday July 15 15 miles, 1:36min Friday July 16 AM 6 miles, 43min PM 10 miles, 69min Saturday July 17 11 miles heartbreak hill, 1:17min Sunday July 18 17 miles, 1:59min 102 miles I'd be lying if I said this week was smooth by any means. I'll admit it, I've been feeling much better on my runs as I start progressing with the mileage. However, a few things made this week a tough one. I'll even rank them for you: #1 .Drove to Methuen to run at the Whirlaway shoe store with my friend Danny Wang. My goal was to get in 12-13 miles, but most people were going 8-10. I tried adding on a few miles, got lost really bad and ended up in downtown Haverhill. After 15 miles of hammering, I called it quits. So now I'm in downtown, shirtless, at almost nighttime, wearing short shorts. I was lucky enough to chase down a ta

Monday July 5 AM 6 miles, 43min PM 8 miles, 55min Tuesday July 6 10 miles, 67min Wednesday July 7 AM 10 miles, 67min PM 5 miles, 33min, grtc drills Thursday July 8 12 miles, 1:16min Friday July 9 AM 6 miles, 43min PM 8 miles, 56min Saturday July 10 12 miles heartbreak hill, 1:24min Sunday July 11 16 miles, 1:47min 93 miles Nice week of training, I'm starting to finally feel much better adjusting to mileage. I will continue to increase the long runs, the medium long runs and the doubles week by week. Building a strong aerobic capacity will be key for any races that will follow. For now, the goal is to keep everything consistent, gradual and staying healthy at the same time by avoiding any races or crazy runs that will hurt my recovery process.

Monday June 28 AM 6 miles, 43min PM 6 miles, 43min, grtc drills Tuesday June 29 AM Travel Boston-Charlotte PM 4.5 miles, 30min Wednesday June 30 AM 10 miles, 64min, drills PM 5 miles, 37min, core Thursday July 1 AM Travel Charlotte-Boston PM 14.5 miles heartbreak hill, 1:39min Friday July 2 12 miles, 1:24min, drills Saturday July 3 10 miles, 68min Sunday July 4 15 miles, 1:43min 83 miles I took a big step in mileage this week going from 50's to 80's. I'm really proud of myself for not doing any 4th of July races. Although it is tempting to do some races (especially now that I can collect prize money) , I must keep in mind the purpose of these next few months is to build a huge aerobic base. Last year I did 4-5 races because I was coming off an injury and wanted to give myself enough time to get used to that racing pain. Racing might still be in the picture later when I'm feeling real fit (aerobically) as a way of checking progress. I'm adding 1 mile every other w