Marathon Training Week 15? - You're Not Wasting Your TimeMy last long run of the marathon training cycle was a couple weekends ago now. This was the run I was waiting on before I made a...
Marathon Training Weeks 10 and 11 - The Time Involved In Training for 26.2 Miles(I think those week numbers are right.) The most consistently difficult thing about marathon training, that I've found, is the time that...
Marathon Training Week 9 - Putting DIY Hydration Solution To The TestMy homemade hydration mix got its first intense field test this past weekend due to me forgetting that I was out of Gatorade powder and...
Marathon Training Week 8 - Get SaltyStaying hydrated is an ongoing struggle. Particularly, as I noted in my last post, since I sweat a lot even when running isn't part of...
Marathon Training Week 7 - Picking Up Where I Left OffThis past Friday was the first day in months that I went out for a run and the weather felt legitimately cool. Cool, in this context, is...
Marathon Training Weeks 4 and 5 - Back To Actually Feeling Like A RunnerIt's alarming how derailing it can be when something gets in your head. When the weather started warming up, I didn't have any targeted...
Marathon Training Week 3 - Chasing The 6:00am ClubMaybe you're somehow not aware, but it's miserably, oppressively hot outside. This isn't my steering wheel is a little too warm in the...
Failed Experiments In Running Schedule ChangesAs much as I get on a soapbox about listening to your body, I'm still pretty terrible at it. This post was originally about how I had...
Changing Up Training To Prevent Physical and Mental BurnoutAs logical as the situation may seem, it took me literally months to come to the conclusion that trying to run my first marathon in June...
Marathon Training - Week ?About half way through training for my first marathon, I've stalled. Only the first attempt, though. After clicking along well for 7...
