So Melissa, Chris and I started our 18 week training program for Charlotte’s Thunder Road Marathon on 12/12/09 this week. Melissa is in Greenville this week with our sister Jenny. She has been getting her runs in there and I have gotten a couple of runs in after recovering from all of last weekend’s tough runs.
Wednesday night I went on a run with Jenn and I pushed the stroller with Mia and Sadie. We went a little more than 2 miles and it is amazing how much harder it is to run while pushing two kids! See the run here.
This morning, I managed to drag myself out of bed for another run. I ran about 4.3 miles and it felt great. I kept a good pace (for me) and was also able to keep my heart rate down which I guess mean I am improving. It is easy running in Fort Mill, SC after you run in Barnardsville, NC!
I think I will allow myself to sleep in tomorrow morning, which is a scheduled rest day, but I might throw in 3 miles at lunch as long as my legs feel good. Then it is 6 miles on Saturday morning to complete the first of 18 weeks of training. Wish me luck!
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One week down, 17 to go!
Oh, and interestingly – I ran 47 miles the week before last. Then 16 miles during the first training week?!? Feels like I’m going backward! Just trying to focus on speed though. And that has been harder than I thought it would be.