Marathon Buildup

I ended up taking most of the month of April and the first part of May virtually off; doing just enough to not get completely out-of-shape. This wasn't my original plan, but I felt like I had too much going on with my coaching and recruiting duties to train consistently.

But now that we are out for summer break, I've been able to get back into the full swing of running and I've begun my marathon prep for the Houston Marathon at the end of January. I'm going to spend about 10 weeks running 50-60 mpw with a lot of doubles to re-establish a training routine. The focus is going to be on mileage and weights. I've been training well the past 2 weeks and I can already feel my fitness coming back. My biggest adjustment is just getting used to the heat.

I'm excited to start training for my first marathon. If my prep for the full goes as well as it did for the half this past January it should be a lot of fun.