Erie Marathon training: week 3


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New Balance RC 1600

My 8th pair of 1600s got the call last week!

While last week is the first official week of training for Erie since I just got into the race last weekend, I’m calling it week three since I was already training and, working backwards from race day, I’m on week three of my training plan.

Last week was actually a decent week of training. The schedule called for six days of running, but I knew I wasn’t quite ready for that yet so cut out Monday’s five miler. On the very plus side, though, I was able to get some speedwork back into my training. Some fartleks on Thursday and some hill sprints on Saturday. Sunday’s long run felt really good, I felt strong. It was a little on the slow side, but I’m not too worried about that right now.

This week is going to be a really, really busy week. I’ve got a friend visiting from out of town and we’ll be hitting up Philly and NYC and then driving up to Boston for the end of the week. My running schedule is a repeat of last week, but I’m going to try my best to stay focused and knock out my runs before we head out each day.

Father's Day 2014

Hanging with my dad on Father's Day!

Someone gave my mom a bike and took it for a spin around the block while I was home with them.

Someone gave my mom a bike and I took it for a spin around the block while I was home with them.