Week 2 of Marathon Training
Can't believe I'm already 2 weeks into marathon training and I finished my first 30 mile week! My long run was 14 miles - the longest since 2012 when I ran my last marathon!
I tried Tailwind again for the long run and only a glass of water before the run and felt GREAT again, so far this is really the best fuel I ever had while training for a long distance. Plus, it doesn't taste that bad either. However, I just found out I'm not allowed to carry my hydration vest during the marathon, so I have to figure out how to make it work with handheld and/or fueling belt. Maybe Mike can give me a bottle during the race, but you can never count on seeing someone during a large race. Or maybe I just bring the sample package of tailwind and mix during the race. We'll see! Luckily I still have a few weeks to figure out the details.
I saw Dr Cho a second time this week, because my hip still bothered me, that time he said, my hip flexor was really tight, so he worked on that. The day before I went to a PIYO class, which kicked my butt and I was so sore that day. It took almost 3 days to feel normal again! The class was basically an hour full of squats and lunges! But this should really help to strengthen my hips and glutes. After Dr Cho worked on it I felt much better, or maybe I'm still so sore that I didn't feel my hips anymore! :)
The long run was good, I felt much stronger during the second half and the last 2 miles were even sub 9 minute pace. It was so hot and humid this week. I ran an average pace of 9:36. I looked up my training paces in 2012 and I'm a minute or so faster this time. I'm super happy about that. I ran again with Dagmar and Madeline and we ran all 14 miles on Lee Drive. It's hilly, but I need those for NYC!
The bad news: my right toe really hurt. I think the Asics are too tight around my bunion. I didn't want to switch to Altras during marathon training, but if I'm already in pain after 7 or so miles, I can't train long distance in those shoes. So I decided to order new Altras.
According to their website it takes 3 weeks to transition to their moderate cushioned shoe, but if you use their high cushion shoe their shouldn't be a long transition. They have 2 stability shoes now, so I bought the extra cushioned one and hope the extra toe room will help with this problem. The toe problem makes me nervous because I know there is no real solution and that could really turn into a problem for NYC. I really don't want to be injured or sick that day. This is my biggest worry going into this training cycle.
I need to take it one day at a time and make smart decisions. Yesterday, I actually ran day 100 in my running streak! I decided to modify the streak. Instead of running every day, I will only run 4-5 days a week (according to my training plan) and on rest days I will do 10 minutes of either strength or stretch exercises. My goal is to be a strong, fast and injury-free runner and I feel a workout streak supports that goal way better than just running every day.
Unfortunately, I haven't heard from Strava for a week, so I'm not sure if I get the personalized training by Allie Kieffer. It was supposed to be 10 weeks of coaching, but we already missed the first week. It's only 9 more weeks until the marathon. I sent them an email, but haven't heard anything. It's kind of disappointing, but just the fact I won a free entry for the NYC marathon is amazing. So I don't dwell on it too much.
... 62 days until the NYC marathon!
I tried Tailwind again for the long run and only a glass of water before the run and felt GREAT again, so far this is really the best fuel I ever had while training for a long distance. Plus, it doesn't taste that bad either. However, I just found out I'm not allowed to carry my hydration vest during the marathon, so I have to figure out how to make it work with handheld and/or fueling belt. Maybe Mike can give me a bottle during the race, but you can never count on seeing someone during a large race. Or maybe I just bring the sample package of tailwind and mix during the race. We'll see! Luckily I still have a few weeks to figure out the details.
I saw Dr Cho a second time this week, because my hip still bothered me, that time he said, my hip flexor was really tight, so he worked on that. The day before I went to a PIYO class, which kicked my butt and I was so sore that day. It took almost 3 days to feel normal again! The class was basically an hour full of squats and lunges! But this should really help to strengthen my hips and glutes. After Dr Cho worked on it I felt much better, or maybe I'm still so sore that I didn't feel my hips anymore! :)
The long run was good, I felt much stronger during the second half and the last 2 miles were even sub 9 minute pace. It was so hot and humid this week. I ran an average pace of 9:36. I looked up my training paces in 2012 and I'm a minute or so faster this time. I'm super happy about that. I ran again with Dagmar and Madeline and we ran all 14 miles on Lee Drive. It's hilly, but I need those for NYC!
The bad news: my right toe really hurt. I think the Asics are too tight around my bunion. I didn't want to switch to Altras during marathon training, but if I'm already in pain after 7 or so miles, I can't train long distance in those shoes. So I decided to order new Altras.
According to their website it takes 3 weeks to transition to their moderate cushioned shoe, but if you use their high cushion shoe their shouldn't be a long transition. They have 2 stability shoes now, so I bought the extra cushioned one and hope the extra toe room will help with this problem. The toe problem makes me nervous because I know there is no real solution and that could really turn into a problem for NYC. I really don't want to be injured or sick that day. This is my biggest worry going into this training cycle.
I need to take it one day at a time and make smart decisions. Yesterday, I actually ran day 100 in my running streak! I decided to modify the streak. Instead of running every day, I will only run 4-5 days a week (according to my training plan) and on rest days I will do 10 minutes of either strength or stretch exercises. My goal is to be a strong, fast and injury-free runner and I feel a workout streak supports that goal way better than just running every day.
Unfortunately, I haven't heard from Strava for a week, so I'm not sure if I get the personalized training by Allie Kieffer. It was supposed to be 10 weeks of coaching, but we already missed the first week. It's only 9 more weeks until the marathon. I sent them an email, but haven't heard anything. It's kind of disappointing, but just the fact I won a free entry for the NYC marathon is amazing. So I don't dwell on it too much.
... 62 days until the NYC marathon!
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