Boston Marathon Training: Weeks 9 & 10

Lots of running! So you’re getting in four runs a week now? How are the legs? I’m just in awe of anyone that can run that much and fair play for keeping up KFIT while your doing it, no mean feat!

I see you usually have two days off and an easy day! Do most people go about their training like that, or do they run more like 6 days a week and one rest day?

Great workouts Tina! You are going to rock Boston!!

What’s your marathon goal time?? What’s your PR? I hope you have gratitude for how lucky you are to get to run Boston!!

Part of my marathon training was mental. During my training runs and even when running a marathon, I talked myslef through the miles. When I hit mile 18, I thought “8+ miles! I’m in the single digits to finishing! Whats another 8 miles!” Ha! I used a similar mentality when I was in labor…the mind can be a powerful tool!

You are going to do great!!

Adorable shoes!
What brooks model are they?

Good luck with all the running! I admire you so much for doing it! I know I couldn’t do it. I just don’t have the discipline. But I think it’s so great you are doing it! 🙂

I’m so in love with those shoes!
Don’t fret, your body is capable of wayyy more than you know! Heck, it just had a baby – amazing 🙂

Love the running posts. Great job!!!

Thanks for sharing! I love your blog! With all of that running, what are you favorite stretches? I often suffer from “runners knee” with several runs in a week and am working on stretching my IT band. How do you do it?

Keep up the good work! You got this!

good job!! what an exciting time, you’re getting so close!

Hi Tina! I think your plan with four runs a week is definitely a good one, you’re going strong, so you’ll take those extra miles like a champ!! Keep it up! 🙂

Wow it is getting super close now!!! How exciting. 🙂

You’re doing awesome on this training though for real. It’ll be over in no time and then youll wonder what to do w all your time haha.

So excited to watch you completely succeed at Boston! You are going to do amazing, and though these fears are completely valid, you have nothing to fear! You are gonna come through!

Go, Tina! 17 miles?!?! I am so impressed that you have trained for this in the middle of a crazy, snowy New England winter.

all the best in your training!!!!

Tina, you rock!

I’m sure you’ve gotten this question a lot…but did you stop doing the open? Some of the workouts are a bit off-putting this year, so if I was in the midst of marathon training I’d probably do the same! I’d love to do a marathon some day, but I’m wondering if I should plan to take a few months off from CrossFit. Great work so far!!