Category: Training

Today was the worst workout I’ve had so far in my training for the marathon.  I was supposed to run two 1600 m intervals and one 800 m interval.  I couldn’t even finish the first 1600 m interval.  My legs were so tired from my 7 miles on Saturday.  I felt beyond exhausted.  I felt on… Continue reading Change in Plans

I was able to wake up a little earlier this morning than I was last Saturday. I was hot just before bed last night, so I jacked up the A/C before retiring for the evening. As a result, it was pretty cold in the house in the morning, so it took me a while to… Continue reading 07-07-07

When I first signed up at the local gym, I got three free sessions with a personal trainer. Phil showed me the plank. When he was demonstrating it, I thought it looked like an awfully easy exercise. After all, I used to do 600 sit-ups a day in high school and that was only 12… Continue reading Walk the plank

I was surprised to wake up at 8:30 this morning, my legs ready to do some running. I headed over to the Pinellas Trail for my first “long run” of 6 miles. The route starts at 22nd Ave.  I park in the Tyrone Square mall parking lot, don my headphones, my sunglasses and my trusty… Continue reading Far: A long, long way to run

Today was a cross training day and I used it for a little strength training.  One of my new favorite exercises is the single leg deadlift.  I actually found a very educational video about it on YouTube, but it unfortunatly has some annoying ads going across it: With about 37 seconds left in the video,… Continue reading The Single Leg Deadlift

Although I have until September to start my “official” marathon training, I’ve decided to follow the “Finish with FIRST” marathon training program developed at the Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training.  All FIRST programs center around completing three key runs per week, coupled with cross training and rest days.  The key runs include: 1) … Continue reading The Plan