Now I know how it feels to taper and cut back on the hours and miles logged in preparation for my first full marathon race! This was week 14 of my 16-week training program for the Philadelphia Marathon on November 20 and it also represented week 1 of my 3-week taper prior to the race. I logged 35 miles this week (that's 13 fewer miles than last week) and 6:30 hours (that's 2:30 hours less than last week). Included in this week's training schedule was a 12 mile long run which I did yesterday through Doylestown with a temperature of 33 degrees at start time!
Run: Long Run by jbaker614 at Garmin Connect - Details
Race day is just 2 weeks from today and I know the time will pass by quickly. I am feeling confident and ready knowing that I followed my training schedule religiously. This time last year, I would never have imagined running 15, 18 and 20 mile long training runs but I did it!
Today is an absolutely beautiful day on the east coast and the runners in the New York City Marathon must be enjoying this perfect day to hit the streets and pound out 26.2 miles. Good luck to all the New York City marathoners!
Happy and Safe Running,
John
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