Super excited about getting focused, working with a coach, and putting some real effort into seeing just how fast I can run a marathon.
Here are some notes for my training and preparing to train for the race.
Table of Contents
Event
- Philadelphia Marathon
- Location: Philadelphia
- Date: November 20, 2015
Goal
- Run a 3:40:00 Marathon
- Qualify for Boston within a year. 3:20 marathon
Training to Include
- Running
- Outdoor
Cycling - Trainer
Cycling - Swimming
- Strength Training
- Stretching
Available Equipment
- Garmin 920XT – gathers HR, cadence, GPS and all kinds of other data
- Wahoo Kickr Trainer
- Treadmill
- Lap Pool
- Garmin Connect Account
- Training Peaks Account
- Like training with Sufferfest
Cycling Videos
Events along the Way
- Toughman Alabama (almost a half distance Ironman) August 13, 2016 event website
- CraftClassic (1/2 Marathon) September 10, 2016
Available Time for training
Mornings:
Indoors 5 days a week
Outdoors Tues and Thurs
Afternoons
Evenings
Weekends
Both mornings are open
Ideally Sunday is the long day
Need to be done by 12:00 on Sundays (back home by 1PM)
Training Weeks
- 18 Weeks to Race Day — July 18 -24, 2016
- 17 Weeks to Race Day — July 25 -31, 2016
- 16 Weeks to Race Day — August 1- 7, 2016
- 15 Weeks to Race Day — August 8 – 14, 2016
- 14 Weeks to Race Day — August 15 – 21, 2016
- 13 Weeks to Race Day — August 22- 28, 2016
- 12 Weeks to Race Day — August 29 – September 4, 2016
- 11 Weeks to Race Day — September 5 – 11, 2016
- 10 Weeks to Race Day — September 12 – 18, 2016
- 9 Weeks to Race Day — September 19 – 25, 2016
- 8 Weeks to Race Day — September 26 – October 2, 2016
- 7 Weeks to Race Day — October 3 – 10, 2016
- 6 Weeks to Race Day — October 10 – 16, 2016
- 5 Weeks to Race Day — October 17 – 23, 2016
- 4 Weeks to Race Day — October 24 – 30, 2016
- 3 Weeks to Race Day — October 31 – November 6, 2016
- 2 Weeks to Race Day — November 7 – 13, 2016
- Race Week November 14 – 20, 2016
- Race Day Sunday, November 20th, 2016
Interested in Cycling, Running, Web Design, and reading reviews of products I will never buy. If you see me looking at my phone I am probably playing Pokemon Go.
To the person who stole my Fitbit, let’s keep it up. We had a great July, now is not the time to lose momentum.
