So, I've officially completed 1/20th of my marathon training. Week 1 had some ups and downs. It was rough to get started at the beginning of the week, but now that it's over, I feel energized and ready for week 2.
On top of doing my P90X workouts each morning, I worked 4 training runs into my program. After this past week however, I'm wondering if 4 is pushing it. I did 3 miles on Monday, 6 on Wednesday, and then a 5K each on Friday and Saturday. When I woke up this morning, I barely wanted to get out of bed. I had an easy 2-3 mile run slated for today, but instead I hung low, did a stretching workout, and went on a 3 mile walk in Saratoga Spa State Park with my mom. I came home feeling refreshed and with renewed motivation.
That said, I am going to shoot for 3 runs this week -- a speed run on Monday, a long run (7 miles) on Wednesday, and then whatever my running coach on Saturday prescribes for our group. I reminded myself that when I was at my racing peak this year (around October/November), I was only running twice per week on top of my normal training. So maybe my body responds to less. We'll see this week.
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