Just 7 more weeks to go! That’s what completing my 9th week of marathon training means and this past week was a strong week indeed! I decided to add speed training to my program. So, on Thursday, I worked on speed intervals. Since it had been quite some time since I ran intervals, I didn’t do anything too crazy: 6 x 400 intervals with a 1-mile warm up and 1-mile cool down. I forgot how quickly I feel energized when I run intervals – it really is a great feeling. I will be including speed intervals in my program once a week (preferably Thursdays) for the next several weeks before my taper period begins.
When I was planning my Saturday long run this week, I really struggled with the thought of running for 3+ hours outside in the high humidity and the hills in my area. And, yesterday I didn’t feel all that well – I thought that I might be coming down with some type of “bug”. So, this morning I resorted to running my long run (18.25 miles) - on the treadmill -- at the fitness center! I know most people think I have to be crazy to run such a distance on a treadmill but it worked out quite well for me. My iPod was my friend and I was able to catch up on the news watching the television. So, this was my longest distance for a long run so far with this year’s training program and I didn’t feel as ‘zombi-esque’ after I finished!
Now that I am finished with the running portion of my training program this week, I get to focus on my final REST day – Sunday. And, I have already scheduled my massage so my back and legs will be much happier this time tomorrow!
Next week will be Week 10 and I will be capping that week off by running the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half-Marathon on Sunday, September 16.
Happy Training Folks!
John
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