New marathon training schedule
With the marathon only 10 weeks away, I figured it was time to get serious.
I had been following a training schedule that was not prepared specifically for me so I was being really flexible. And I was in the mindset of running only 2 times a week with one day of swimming.
But after reading a bit about marathon training, I noticed all training programs say that in order to improve you have to run at least 3 times a week. And right now I feel I’ve been training too close to just barely meeting my goal of a 4hr marathon.
So I revamped the schedule and customized it for me. Check it out here. This fits perfect with my weekly wednesday swim that I do with friends. I took a lot of ideas from Hal Higdon’s training guide. He recommended the swim to be a day after the long run (monday). But I didn’t want to ask my friends to change the day we go swimming, plus I feel unusually tired after work on Mondays.
And don’t think I’m just counting the weeks and days for the marathon. My baby girl will be born around that time too and I’m extremely excited about that! But prepping for the baby to come is less demanding than training for the marathon. At least for me, not for Carol that is carrying 25 extra pounds right now!
