My next marathon is officially less than a month away. I will be running the Columbus Marathon on October 19th. The nerves and excitement are beginning to set in. My training started off pretty bad with severe IT band pain that I developed shortly after my last marathon in May. That has put my training behind quite a bit. Despite that I hope to finish with a PR and more experience under my belt. I have learned so much from December when I first started training for marathons. I know that in time my knowledge and experience will only enhance my performances.
Monday:
Pretty chilly out for my nice 6.5 mile run through my neighborhood. I finished off my run with hip mobility exercises.
- Single leg balance (10 each leg hold for 5 sec)
- Leg raises (30 each leg)
- Clams (40 each leg)
- Hip raises (20 each leg)
- 4 way hip (10 each way x2)
- plank (3 minutes)
Tuesday:
Completed the same workout as previous weeks. Won't bore you with the details but check it out if you missed it.
Wednesday:
Stretch, rest, walked about 1.5 miles, and stretch again.
Thursday:
Usually do some sort of tempo run on the track, but some football game was going on at the high school track near my house. Although frustrated I had to alter my run, I decided to do 6 miles at just around my half marathon pace. Again through the hills of Mt. Lebanon this was still a tough run for me.
Also got a nice surprise in the mail today from CLIF. They are one of the sponsors for the Columbus Marathon and are providing the Pace Team for the Race. They sent me a package with some post workout protein, a CLIF shot (during), a hydration packet, a traditional CLIF bar, and their energy Blocks.
To all who are running a marathon this fall---keep your head up and stay focused.
On your left.
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