I'm 2 weeks into the marathon training plan and so far so good. I feel good and have been able to keep my pacing manageable. I also ran the Huff n Puff 5k with my friend Tom.
Week 1 included a couple of 3 mile runs and then a couple of 5 mile runs along with a 10 mile long run. It didn't quite go as planed as I had the Huff n Puff 5k and didn't get a chance to run the extra 2 miles so my long run was 12 miles instead. Overall it was a 26 mile week which was the longest week I've done in quite a while. Tom and I ran the Huff n Puff 5K in 28:36 and had a great time. It was a 2 and half loop course around a the Carroll Park Golf Course. It had quite a few hills and a lot of turns. Not my fastest 5K but well within myself.
Week 2 was pretty similar to week 1 except a couple of miles longer. It was almost 29 miles instead of 26. Tom and I ran on the NCR trail for the long 12 miler. I'm also doing some strength training and cross training as well to try and get a little stronger for the marathon. My legs tend to get more tried than I would like so a little core, leg, and shoulder strength training should help.
This coming week I'm running the Towson Y Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day with my daughter and ASA. Then Saturday Tom and I are running the NCR marathon relay where each of us are running a half marathon.
I also signed up for the Richmond marathon on November 11, 2017. It was my best marathon when I ran it in 2013. I'm hoping for a similar result next November.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
Keep on running.
