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Sep 27, 2016
Training Diaries

Marathon Training: Weeks 11 & 12

Since we last caught up, I feel things are finally turning around. I’ve been putting in the work and listening to my body. Week 11 was a much needed cutback week and week 12 included the longest run I’ve completed in two years!

By the time I reached this cutback week, I needed a huge mental break. I let go of stressing about my training and decided to stay focused on the fact that I’m not missing workouts and I’m not injured.

East River Sunrise

Cutback week workouts:

Monday: Elliptical 45 minutes & Pure Barre

Tuesday: Easy 4 miles

Wednesday: Rest

Thursday: Rest

Friday: Shake out run 2.5 miles (wasn’t feeling great, so cut the run short)

Saturday: 10 miles at MGP

I wasn’t sure exactly what would happen during this run. I didn’t exactly nail race pace, but was happy with the pace. It was the fastest ten mile run I’ve ran this year. I also practiced my race day fueling to see how well it would work while running at this effort versus at an easy effort

This past week was a normal training week. My legs felt more tired than the the ten mile run than I anticipated, but overall I felt pretty good physically and felt great mentally.

Weekly Mileage Total = 16

Bronx 10 mile race

During week 12 it was time to finally cross of that eighteen-miler from my to-do list. The last one was a bit of a fail because of the heat, so I made sure to set myself up for success and not let a last minute schedule change derail me from having a good long run.

Monday: Elliptical 45 minutes

Tuesday: Tempo (2 easy, 3 tempo, 2 easy) = 7 miles

A pretty standard tempo run. I needed to get in some miles that were faster than marathon goal pace. I started out not feeling great, but decided to push those thoughts to the side and just go for it. It can be hard to forget that I don’t have to feel great during every workout. I just have to do the work.

Wednesday: Easy Run + Strength 3 miles

I’ve been slacking a bit on strength training, so I cut this run short by two miles so I’d have time to workout after my run. I’m glad I made this decision instead of being greedy with mileage.

Thursday: Rest

Friday: Easy Run + Strength + Normatec Boots = 4 miles

I was originally suppose to do my long run here, but my plans changed last minute. Since I was already up and ready to run, I took advantage of it and headed to the East River to catch the sunrise.

Saturday: Rest

I really should have foam rolled more on this day!

Sunday: 18 miles (10 at the Bronx 10 Mile Race)

The weather finally cooled off! I ran 5 miles before the Bronx 10 mile race and 3 miles after the race. It was good to run somewhere different for a change and practice running in control while in a race setting. I had a little too much time in-between running before the race and when the actual race started, but other than that this was a confidence boosting run.

Weekly mileage total: 32

The next several weeks of training are going to be big. I just need to stay the course and make sure I don’t sprain my ankle between now and race day. Considering I tripped and fell on my face while walking down the street today (no, I was not on my phone) this won’t be an easy task.

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I'm Jess Underhill, a certified run coach and freelance fitness writer. I experienced my first runner’s high when I was 13 and it had a profound impact on how I saw myself and this world. My mission in life is to help people chase down their personal bests and crush their goals so that they too, can change their perceptions. Read More…

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