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Week 5 – Key Run Workout #3
I think today could go down as a turning point in my marathon training plan. After yesterday’s Mud Run (a very tough 5 mile race across sand, trails and a mud pit), I wasn’t looking forward to an 18 mile Sunday morning long run. The first words I muttered to my wife on waking were [...]
Week 4 – Key Run Workout #3
Definitely the toughest long run since I started the Furman Institute of Running Marathon Plan one month ago – partly due to the heat and high humidity but also the fact I had to run 20 miles. Typically at this stage of a marathon training program (i.e. 12 weeks to go), I wouldn’t be running [...]
Week 3 – Key Run Workout #1
The first workout of Week 3 calls for a track workout, so it’s another early morning run for me at Landstown High School. After a 10-20 minute warmup, the goal was to run 1200m, 1000m, 800m, 600m, 400m and 200m on the track with a 200m rest between each effort – quite challenging as I’m [...]
Week 2 – Key Run Workout #3
Virginia Derby Day 5k
Week 2 – Key Run Workout #2
I’ll start off with a quote from yesterday’s bike ride post: “Tomorrow I lace up my running shoes for a 7 mile tempo run – I can’t wait!“ Who was I kidding? Driving home from work, the temperature gauge in my MINI read 100°F Storms were forecast within the next 60 to 90 minutes, so [...]
