My 16 week marathon training is in full swing. I’m really excited that I’ve started this insane journey. I am fully aware that it will be challenging. There will be times that I will love it and times where I will curse it. But there is nothing better than pushing yourself to a limit. I think much of the appeal of running a marathon is proving to yourself that you can do something many people think you can’t. That is certainly on my list of reasons… Dad!
My training program consists of 4 training runs and 2 days of core strength training. I’m not a huge fan of the core training but I know it is a necessary part of the program. I ran 8 miles yesterday and felt great. The weather cooled down slightly to 88 degrees which was nice. I still have a long way to go if I’m going to cross the 26.2 mile finish line though. I plan to just take things one mile at a time.
Here are a couple of fun photos from a run Laura and I did over the 4th of July weekend. Enjoy!
Before the run
After the run
I've had a love/hate relationship with marathon training this summer. I'm hoping there is more love this fall when I continue it for Disney. I will say my favorite run was my 20 miler. I felt like I was capable of anything after finishing that run! Good Luck with your training, you're going to do awesome!
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