tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457833116563861494.post9087228160869619330..comments2023-12-20T08:31:42.572-06:00Comments on How I complicated my life today: Marathon training commencesGraciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05641028266038110278noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457833116563861494.post-7545713335759912682010-06-02T10:50:21.624-05:002010-06-02T10:50:21.624-05:00Sending kudos to you for doing a morning run today...Sending kudos to you for doing a morning run today! I am going to try to do a couple of pre-work runs this summer when it starts to get too steamy to do them after work... but that means getting up at 4:30 or 5 which is just not fun. I hate uber early mornings!<br /><br />I think your training plan sounds great. Mine is somewhat similar. I have a cross training day, 3 days of short to mid distance runs *(3-9 miles), 1 rest day, a tempo run day, and a long run day. I am doing 2 20 mile runs; last time around I only did 1 so I am hoping by doing 2 I will be more prepared. And I am going to actually taper this time around... last time I ran a marathon, I started grad school 3 weeks before the marathon and instead of tapering, I just sort of did, um, very little running. not a good idea.<br /><br />I'm glad we'll be training at the same time. :) We can keep each other motivated!<br /><br />And I think your husband will def be well prepared for his 1/2!Lisa from Lisa's Yarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335500882510597919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457833116563861494.post-42791014053141887392010-06-02T09:55:11.790-05:002010-06-02T09:55:11.790-05:00I hate morning running too! I've never trained...I hate morning running too! I've never trained for a marathon but when I trained for my half, I actually didn't do that much. I dropped my total workouts from 4-5 days a week to 3 or 4- two of those days were 4 mile runs (I never increased my short runs, despite what Hal Higdon said) and then I just followed the distances he suggested for my long runs. Maybe it was mental, but I just didn't have the energy to do a lot of cross training, and I didn't run any longer in the evenings for my short runs b/c I wanted to get home before dark. It all turned out well though (I think my time was like an hour and 57 minutes, and I was happy with that)- so if he's working out 6 days a week for 18 weeks, he should *kill* in the half. :) Good luck!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408929681739560085noreply@blogger.com