It's been about a month since I wrote last about the marathon training. Things have been progressing along really well. I lost a week of training right around Christmas when I was pretty sick. Since then I've been able to get back on the horse and continue training. I had another long run planned for this weekend. The weather was pretty bad on Saturday so I did my long run this evening. I successfully ran 15 miles today. Before today the longest I had run was 12. So, finishing 15 felt really good. Scratch that, it feels good now but immediately after finishing the run I was very cold and I felt like my legs were made of jello.
My weekly runs have also been increasing in distance. I run about 3 miles on Tuesdays, 7 miles on Wednesdays, and finally 4 miles on Thursdays. Saturdays/Sundays are still my biggest run day of the week. I really believe a lot of this training is mental. Today was a great accomplishment completing 15 miles and this coming weekend I'll run 16 miles. The most I'll ever run is 20 miles at one time training for this marathon.
Eve got me some running supplies for Christmas. She bought me a reflector belt for safety while running. I can also attach a water bottle to my belt which Eve also bought me. I must admit having a water bottle with me while running is great because I do get thirsty while running!
My training is progressing on schedule. I'm sore today but I'm confident I'll be ready on 3/9. Until next time...
