Week 2 of Marathon Training

Week 2 of marathon training is officially complete. This week was rough because I battled major rush hour (which is silly because it became more like “hours”) traffic, which caused my husband and I to train separately instead of together for part of the week. As well, the weather is warming up–and it’s been HUMID here in the DC metro area!

Here are our stats from the week:
Mileage = about 12 miles this week (one 6 mile long run plus two 3 mile runs)

Pace = I had a sub-10 minute/mile day this week, but overall finished the week with an 11:18 min/mile pace over 12 miles.

Rest = not as well this week, thanks to traffic and the Memorial Day weekend. I’m tired today!

Emotions = excited about the sub-10 minute miles. We’ve decided to increase our pace on our short running days, and I’m excited about this secondary goal of continuing sub-10 minute/miles.

Lessons Learned = Don’t eat dessert the night before a long run. I thought last Saturday’s nausea was due to eating late. However, Friday night I had cake for dessert at a local restaurant, and like clockwork, I was feeling nauseous before our run Saturday morning. I had eaten too much fat and calories without giving my body ample time to digest it.  Also, it is key to eat a good breakfast the morning of a long run–Mike didn’t really eat much before we ran, and he was not able to complete the 6 miles this weekend because he was STARVING!
Stay tuned to my weekly running recap throughout the next several months for more tips! Thanks for all your comments!

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