My journey as a marathoner...

Monday April 20 AM 6 miles (44min) PM 6 miles (41min) Tuesday April 21 12 miles (1:19min) Wednesday April 22 AM 10 miles (67min) PM 6 miles (43min) Thursday April 23 15 miles Medium Long Run,(1:28min), link to run here First 5 miles (31:11), next 5 miles (29:28), next 5 miles (28:10) Last mile was run in 5:18 Friday April 24 10 miles (74min)   Saturday April 25 AM 10 miles (66min) PM 6 miles (41min) Sunday April 26 20 miles (2:08min), link to run here First 10 miles (65min), last 10 miles (63min), last mile at 5:53 Summary : 101miles (14.4mi/day). Another great week in the books! I felt very strong on most of my runs and in control. Despite the weather not being ideal (cold and rainy most days), I remained disciplined and was able to get all my runs in as planned. Thursday's medium long run went much better than I expected. I was really surprised to see how easy it was to turn the legs over at 5:40 pace for the last 6 miles or so. This is by far the best ...

Monday April 13 10 miles (1:14min), super easy recovery day Tuesday April 14 AM 12 miles (1:20min) PM 7 miles (46min) Wednesday April 15 15 miles (1:38min), last mile in 6:18 Thursday April 16 AM 6 miles (44min) PM 10 miles (1:12min) Friday April 17 12 miles (1:21min)   Saturday April 18 Off day Sunday April 19 20 miles (2:03min), link to run here First 10 miles at 6:21 pace, last 10 miles at 5:59, last mile at 5:34 Summary : 92 miles on 6 days of running (15.3mi/day). Felt extremely good on Sunday's 20 mile long run, likely the best long run I've had in 2020. I feel satisfied about where my fitness currently is given that I missed almost 3 months with an injury (Nov 2019-Jan 2020). Aerobically I actually feel stronger than I was before the injury. With the current lock down/quarantine situation caused by the virus, I'm focusing on re-building much general strength that I lost during the injury. With that said, I'm being very cautious not to get ...

It's been over 3 years since my last post on this blog. I never knew how much other runners appreciated reading this blog until I checked out some of the comments that were posted. I've had over 150K views since March 23, 2009 when I added my first post. The idea behind bringing the blog back is to share my experience in hopes of motivating and inspiring others in their journey and also provide some insight into the demands of marathon training. This time I begin with the preparation for a fall marathon training block which could be one of my last attempts at qualifying for the 2020 2021Tokyo Olympic Games. I will post weekly updates and specific details on the challenges I encounter and the small victories that keep me going along my journey. With that said, please keep in mind that I'm not a full time runner. I work a full time office desk job and also coach other runners privately. My training is never "perfect" but I try to do the best I can with the resources...