My journey as a marathoner...

Mar 17 Monday- AM: 5 miles + weights PM: 10 miles + ART Mar 18 Tuesday-AM: 5 miles + hurdles PM: 12 miles w/ 9×3min uphill Mar 19 Wednesday: 14 miles + weights Mar 20 Thursday: off (recovery) Mar 21 Friday-AM: 5 miles + hurdles PM 21 miles w/ 4x4mile w/ 1 mile float recovery: 21:12 (5:59) 21:08 (5:50) 20:59 (5:59) 20:41~19 miles in 1:41:50, took 3 GU vanilla gels Mar 22 Saturday- 10 miles Mar 23 Sunday- 20 mile long run on Boston Marathon course: 554,543,532,528,542,529,535,531,527,531,532,520,530,531,531,518,530,534,521,511~20 miles in 1:50:21 Total 102 miles w/ 1 day off Good workouts this week. Felt surprisingly good on Sunday given that Friday's workout was extremely hard and that it was an unplanned tempo run in full sweats and trainers. I've now decided to run the Boston Marathon and I'm looking forward some exciting training ahead.

Mar 10 Monday- AM: 5 miles PM: 10 miles + weights + ART Mar 11 Tuesday- AM: 5 miles + hurdles PM: 12 miles w/ 8x3min uphill Mar 12 Wednesday- 13 miles + weights Mar 13 Thursday- AM: 5 miles + hurdles PM: 12 miles w/ 5 mile tempo (25:20) Mar 14 Friday- AM: 5 miles PM:10 miles + ART Mar 15 Saturday- 10 miles + ice bath Mar 16 Sunday - 17 miles, New Bedford Half Marathon, 1:05:52, Splits from GPS watch: (5:03, 5:10,5:06, 5:03, 4:46, 4:48. 4:44, 4:50, 4:51, 5:02, 5:14, 5:12, 5:15) 25:08 at 5 miles, 49:23 at 10 miles Total 104 miles Good race, bummer not to be able to close out the last 3 miles, but extremely happy with the time and win. Back in 2011, I hit 10 miles in about 49:45. I was a bit faster this year at 10 miles but the wind made it very hard to push those last 3 miles.  Hopefully with longer tempos, I should feel stronger. Considering that in 2011 I was 13 weeks into my training, I definitely think there is a lot of room for improvement.

Mar 3 Monday-10 miles+weights+ART Mar 4 Tuesday- AM: 5 miles+hurdles PM: 13 miles w/ 7x3min uphill Mar 5 Wednesday- 5 miles Mar 6 Thursday-AM: 5 miles + weights PM: 10 miles Mar 7 Friday-AM: 5 miles PM: 13 miles +ART Mar 8 Saturday-AM: 5 miles + hurdles PM: 13 miles w/10mile tempo (52:24) Mar 9 Sunday-20 miles, 2:03 (63/60) Total 104 miles This was a good week. I would have liked to get in a few more miles but was really busy with some other more important life commitments. However, it was an extremely productive week. I did my fastest ever 10 mile road tempo. Back in 2011, I ran low 53min in a group setting. Doing low 52 alone this past week is a huge confidence booster as I continue to make my comeback to the marathon. I was hoping to keep 5:18 average but was able to hold 5:14 on a hillier course and feel very comfortable. More importantly, I was able to come back and run a smooth 20 mile the next day. This is even more significant because it means my body is not only absor

Feb 24 Monday- AM: 5 miles + weights PM: 10 miles + ART Feb 25 Tuesday- AM: 5 miles + hurdles PM: 10 miles w/ 6x3min uphill Feb 26 Wednesday- 13 miles + weights Feb 27 Thursday- AM: 5 miles PM: 12 miles w/ 3x3mile at MP and 1 mile float: 15:56 (5:57) 15:46 (5:59) 15:27 Feb 28 Friday-10 miles+weights+ ART Mar 1 Saturday-AM: 5 miles PM: 13 miles + hurdles Mar 2 Sunday- 18 miles,  1:50 Total 106 miles Good week of training. Finally over 100 miles and I hope to stay there for a while. I added the hurdle mobility this week which I believe will benefit me tremendously as I keep on increasing the miles.  I will try to have at least 2 medium effort and 1 hard effort each week.