Week 4 of Marathon Training

Week 4 is officially over. I’m starting to like training again, but I’d like to work out MORE—but that’s not part of our training plan (nor my husband’s personal plan). Here’s our recap.

Mileage = 14.64 miles. Our long run this week was 8 miles. One day we opted for a “long walk” instead of a run. As walking also strengthens our legs for the marathon, this walk day is included in total mileage (but not pace).

Pace =11:22 min/mile. Our short training day was fast-paced and a hill workout. Good times! Our 8-mile run pace was decreased when my husband fell about 5 miles into the run (a patch of concrete was on the sidewalk–and it was dark outside–you get the picture). He’s OK although a bit bruised physically, mentally and emotionally…

Rest = Fair. I didn’t sleep well this whole week (nightmares are icky) but was rested for our Saturday run.

Emotions = Loving the runs. We ran at night for our long run. It was AWESOME (minus the fall)! It was breezy, about 67 degrees outside, and it made the time go by faster. It was definitely a fun trip (no pun intended). I hope we’ll do more evening runs (maybe in a more well-lit area though).

Lessons Learned = Vary your training runs. We are varying hill workouts and speed workouts. It will help you become stronger and faster and more prepared for race conditions. Consider one workout a week of hill repeats, and the other training run as a speed workout. More to come on this.

Well, happy running this week! Thanks for reading our weekly training updates!!

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