running, marathon training
25 Kilometers
07/14/08 23:31 Filed in: Marathon
I’ve committed to running the Chicago Marathon on October 12th. I’ve successfully run three marathons but the last one was a while ago - November of 2001 in Florence, Italy. I think I still have at least one more in me so in April I started training in earnest.
I do progressively longer long runs on the weekends and shorter ones alternating with rest days during the week. Last Saturday the schedule tacked up on my refrigerator dictated a 25K run. That’s 15.5 miles! I ran a 13 miler a couple of weeks ago and it felt pretty good. I had plenty of energy and only in the last two miles did I feel a little uncomfortable tightness in my legs and feet.
This 15.5 miles didn’t feel quite as easy. Note to self: get out the door early in the morning while the cool fog layer still hangs over the waterfront. Don’t wait until the sun is out so you have to suffer in the heat! Other note to self: next time you buy new running shoes don’t break them in on a long run, ease them into rotation on shorter routes. Duh!
Anyway, I did it and lived but I’m still walking a little strangely due to the fact that my stiff quadriceps don’t want to coordinate properly with my other leg muscles. Thankfully next Saturday I only have to run 10 miles.
I do progressively longer long runs on the weekends and shorter ones alternating with rest days during the week. Last Saturday the schedule tacked up on my refrigerator dictated a 25K run. That’s 15.5 miles! I ran a 13 miler a couple of weeks ago and it felt pretty good. I had plenty of energy and only in the last two miles did I feel a little uncomfortable tightness in my legs and feet.
This 15.5 miles didn’t feel quite as easy. Note to self: get out the door early in the morning while the cool fog layer still hangs over the waterfront. Don’t wait until the sun is out so you have to suffer in the heat! Other note to self: next time you buy new running shoes don’t break them in on a long run, ease them into rotation on shorter routes. Duh!
Anyway, I did it and lived but I’m still walking a little strangely due to the fact that my stiff quadriceps don’t want to coordinate properly with my other leg muscles. Thankfully next Saturday I only have to run 10 miles.