Training for a marathon run in November, over one in April, has its benefits. For the majority of the time, you'll be running in daylight and training in milder conditions than you'll run in on the day, which seems to be the preferred way round. And, of course, you're justified in rewarding yourself all through the silly season off the back of your achievement.
Taking those positives on board, I'll have another look at the various marathon training schedules available and tell myself how lucky I am!
So how's it all going?
w/c 11th June
Thursday - Confirm entry into NYC marathon
Friday - 5k run - First training run!
Saturday & Sunday - Rest / Days of eating and drinking at a wedding in Italy...
w/c 18th June
Monday - 5.5k run - 21 mile cycle
Tuesday - 21 mile cycle
It's safe to say, that two runs in, I'm not totally pain free. The pain's partially the standard muscular ache you get when you've not run in a while and go out for that first jog, or DOMS as it is known. Other than that, I'm just generally fatigued, probably as I'm still cycling 20 miles a day and adding my running on top.
Thoughts at the moment are that if I want to increase my running I might have to cut down on cycling to work everyday. It could be time to dig out the scooter. Ciao!
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