Hi, friends!
Another two weeks of marathon training are in the books! And I’m getting close to taper time, which is both exciting and nerve-wracking. My taper is actually only two weeks, which is quite a bit different than my previous marathon plans, but, hey, you gotta trust your training and that’s exactly what I am doing.
Last week was a much-needed de-load week with lower mileage, but things are amping up once again with another 3:00 run and likely the highest mileage of my training next week. But, after that, it’s officially tamper time. Yeehaw! I’m in the homestretch!
Week of March 15th (38.5 miles)
- Sunday: Off
- Monday: 15/8 Yassos/15 (10.03 miles)
- Tuesday: Off
- Wednesday: KFIT
- Thursday: 3:18 long run (20 miles)
- Friday: Off
- Saturday: 8.45 miles
Week of March 22nd (20.6 miles)
- Sunday: Off
- Monday: KFIT
- Tuesday: 15/9 Yassos/15 (11 miles)
- Wednesday: 3-mile walk at the park
- Thursday: 30/40/20 Tempo (9.67 miles)
- Friday: CrossFit (15.5 – 12:43 Rx)
- Saturday: Off
FYI: Here’s what Yassos are all about!
Boston Marathon Training: Weeks 1 & 2
Boston Marathon Training: Weeks 3 & 4
Boston Marathon Training: Weeks 5 & 6
Meow I am so inspired by you!! You have always amazed me with your fitness routine. I can’t wait for you to run the marathon! Boston is such an awesome race!
Looking good rock star! Taper is always nerve wrecking. It’s a love-hate relationship.
You are going to do well! I only did a 16 miler for LA marathon and I finished. It wasn’t fast by any means, but I made it, so you will do great!
Way to go!! It’s almost marathon time!
I can’t wait to hear your marathon recap–I’ve been following your journey ever since you first started doing this!
How do you stay motivated? Even with a race looming over me, I sometimes find it hard to get out and hit the pavement.
I don’t want to crash and burn on marathon day, so that keeps me motivated, but, ultimately, I think about all the times that I couldn’t run/workout because I was too sick. It works every time! 😄
Keep it up Tina! You rock. ðŸ˜
Girl you are amazing!!! I can’t wait to see how you do 🙂
Great time on 15.5! Are your legs wrecked today? Because my are.
Yup. They feel like they have little shards of glass in them!
I just found your blog, and you are truly inspiring. I’ve run a few half marathons, but not quite ready to commit to a full because I feel like it’s so much more of a “big deal” and I don’t want to fail!
Awesome job on the workout front! You’re going to rock Boston!
I’ve done 5 Boston’s and I’m by no means an expert but why only a 2 week taper? This is no time to get injured. Sometimes less is more at the end. I only say this because I want you to do well 🙂
That’s what my plan says to do, so I’m trusting my running coach. She’s used the same plan for a lot of Boston runners, so I hope it works for me too! 😄
See I over trained and injured myself badly at the end so I only say it out of concern. If anything starts feeling off just cut back. I’m sure your coach would agree.
Best of luck! We will be out watching
Thank you! 😄
I have never trained for a race, but I bet tapering must feel nice! The ability to relax0 you certainly have earned it!
Congrats on your hard work and training for the marathon with all the snow you’ve gotten and having a child under one!!
Congrats to you on your training for a marathon with all the snow you’ve gotten this year and having a child under one!