Preparing for my first marathon I followed the plan below from Grandma’s Marathon.
For those of you who can’t imagine running this many miles, you should know I did not/do not always train like this. I don’t know how you do it! I like some free time and Summer Shandy too much. So here it is-my Big Cottonwood Marathon Training Plan (with a goal to qualify for Boston)!įor those of you who run more miles in preparation for a marathon-way to go. as training for the Great River Ragnar Relay.
Last summer I did run a few times beginning at midnight or 1 a.m. I will embrace late night running whenever I find it challenging to get an a.m. By thinking of long runs as a chance to explore a new place it completely changes my mindset. I will explore new routes and places and maybe even get lost a few times. I will hit the trails of state parks to seek shelter from the relentless sun and add hill training to my marathon training. The plan this summer is to run more races in order to deviate from the same long run routes. I need to stop, hold myself accountable, and just do it already! I have struggled with summer training plans in the past. hotter runs in the a.m.īy now you’ve tired of my excuses, which is exactly what I’m tired of. Not getting up early means staying up extra late i.e.
Nice outside doesn’t mean nice running temperatures (I hate hot weather running). Extra free time does not mean extra accomplished. Training over the summer brings its own unique challenges. It might help me get that run in even when I’m tired, feeling lazy, would rather be watching the Real Housewives of Orange County (we might be the last few people without DVR), it is late after working, or it is a million degrees outside. Do I want to put it out there and then fail? Well, no, who would?! But, then I thought about how posting and sharing it might make me more accountable. I’ve went back and forth as to whether I want to share this plan with the world.
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