I am slowly resuming training. I spent the past four weeks enjoying life and recovering from the Eugene marathon. Experience tells me that my best training cycles often follow good recovery periods. I had a great race in Eugene and my legs felt good after the marathon. They were ready to resume training two weeks ago, but I decided to extend the recovery period 2 more weeks. During this period, I went to Mexico and didn't run at all for 6 days in a row. I expected to struggle with this decision, but I didn't miss running during these days. Running is an important part of my life, and I know that if I want to enjoy it for many years to come I need to balance hard training with good rest.
I am ready to resume training. The Berlin marathon is in 17 weeks, and I am already logging base miles for this race. The weather in New Orleans is very hot and humid, but I am adapting well to these conditions. I am going to make three adjustments to my training plan. First, I am going to peak three times before Berlin. The peaks this time will be at 65, 72, and 77 miles per week. I need to do more miles if I want to maintain a 6:50 pace the whole race. Second, my tempo and marathon pace runs will be faster. I realized in Eugene that I can actually go faster not only in the race, but also in my training sessions. So I am going to try it. Finally, I am going to join a running group for my speed sessions and long runs (ideally). I love running by myself, but the group helps me to maintain my focus and push the pace. I hope to find a training group soon.
I am going to update my blog more often, promise!
I am ready to resume training. The Berlin marathon is in 17 weeks, and I am already logging base miles for this race. The weather in New Orleans is very hot and humid, but I am adapting well to these conditions. I am going to make three adjustments to my training plan. First, I am going to peak three times before Berlin. The peaks this time will be at 65, 72, and 77 miles per week. I need to do more miles if I want to maintain a 6:50 pace the whole race. Second, my tempo and marathon pace runs will be faster. I realized in Eugene that I can actually go faster not only in the race, but also in my training sessions. So I am going to try it. Finally, I am going to join a running group for my speed sessions and long runs (ideally). I love running by myself, but the group helps me to maintain my focus and push the pace. I hope to find a training group soon.
I am going to update my blog more often, promise!
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