I have just finished week 4 of training for the Denver Rock N’ Roll Marathon. The event takes place on October 20th and will be my first full marathon. I was a bit hesitant to train for the full because I didn’t want to take the time away from the girls, but I’ve come up with a plan that works well for everyone – Tuesday afternoons I get in a run at the gym while the girls play, Wednesday nights Bill puts the girls to sleep while I head out for a run at 7pm, Friday mornings I do a recovery run at the gym while L is at school and R plays and has music class, and Sunday mornings I do my long run while the girls have some time alone with Bill.
So far the longer the run has been, the easier it has been for me (although I don’t expect this to always be the case). I haven’t needed much time to recover and seem to have finally figured out a nutrition plan that works for me on the long runs. My heart rate hasn’t been spiking like it used to on the climbs and the 25 minutes of strengthening exercises that Bob Cranny (Altitude Physical Therapy – best in the business) has me doing 5 days a week is really making a difference!
Only 9 more weeks to go!
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