I’m a little late in
posting my review of week 6 of my 13 week “Road to the Marine Corp Marathon.” You might be thinking, Why a 13 week program? This summer I have been plagued with a case
of Patella Tendinitis. And as a result
of this little pain in the knee, I lost most of June and nearly all of July to
recovery and rest. August 1st
is when I started running/training
again, I had 13 weeks to get back into marathon shape for my 26.2 mile run in
our nation’s capital.
Week 6
Monday
off (11.25…made up for missing a race the day before)
Tuesday
off
Wednesday
6 (7)
Thursday
4 (4...first back to back
run in months)
Friday
off
Saturday
14 (17.5…slow but happy miles)
Sunday
0
Total 39.75 miles
Midway thru week 7 and it’s hard to
believe I feel like a real runner again.
Week 7
Monday
6 (7)
Tuesday
off
Wednesday
8 (8 @ 9:29 pace)
Thursday
4 (4 easy run*)
Friday
off
Saturday
16 (16 @ 10:02 pace 2hr 40m)
Sunday
off
Total 35 miles
Total 35 miles
Today is the mid way
point, 44 43 42 days and counting…and it is about at this point that I feel like a
marathon runner again. My knee has been
doing well; I have not had any real pain since returning to my training. To get to this point I have been really
cautious logging miles. As humbling as it
was, I started with limited miles, did not run back to back days for the first
month and limited the amount of speed type work. I’m at the point I feel like the marathon is
doable. Got in my second "Back 2 Back" running days without pain...and in fact the run felt great. And at Half way, I have the time to get in the
longer runs and stay on my controlled plan to not over do it and have a set
back.
Like my road to
recovery, I have humble goals for the Marathon…#1 Finish and #2 I would like to
run it no slower then 4:45 or 4:30 if all goes right. If I can survive that, then I’ll begin working
on my sub 4 hour marathon for the spring. I’ve run 4:10…so I believe I can do it!
What are your marathon
goals? When is your next marathon?
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