So, this is my first official week of training for the 3 Bridges Marathon. I have 15 more weeks to go. I have done this before. I can do it again. Just a little of self-motivational talk. I have decided that all my easy and long runs, will be paced by my heart rate. I did one of those formula-thingies and it said I should stay around 150 bpm. I am so scientific, lol.
On Monday, I was so tired in the morning, I ran at night. Woah, it was weird. All the noises and critters scare me.
Wednesday was supposed to be a tempo run. I am not very good at those. I cannot seem to keep an eye on my pace. I get sidetracked easy, space out, and then remember that I am supposed to running a certain pace. One of my main goals, is to master the tempo run. This is a must do.
My long run went great on Saturday. A cold front came through on Friday night and there was zero humidity. It felt so good. I also tried out a new fuel. It worked awesome and I am going to post about it next week. Not to sound crazy, but this run was one of the best I have had since my injury. I felt strong and confident. A super, awesome way to end my first week of marathon training.
Next week I am going to add strength training to my non-running days. I really need to work on my hip strength and flexibility. Seems like my hips always get stiff on me. We shall see if I can stick with this strength training. I seem to always wuss out when it comes to anything but running…
strong and confident is the best way to feel!