Training Run

Time: 30 min
Distance: 5 kilometers

Comments: Just a little recovery run to cap off the week and get ready for the long run on Sunday. I've been trying to add these 'fourth day' runs in my weekly schedule for awhile now but with spotty success. I need the endurance levels it requires, not the extra miles.This was a nice little effort. Started slow got into a rhythm and kept up the low-level of intensity the whole way. Consistency is more important than brute strength at this point and this is the kind of run that you hone it.

Training Run

Time: 60 min
Distance: 10 kilometers

Comments: Feeling rather achy now. It's been a challenge to pour on all these miles after the forced layoff but there doesn't seem to be any real negative effects from it.Got out late again and put in an workmanlike effort. The hills were tougher than I expected but I steeled myself, concentrated on the pace and cranked them out. As tough as all this has been, it's a good sign I am strong enough to get through these last few weeks and then the race itself. A huge portion of success is having what it takes to hang in when things get right tough and this is where you find out how to do that.

Training Run

Time: 90 min
Distance: 15 kilometers

Comments: Well, I certainly felt the effects of the run yesterday when I woke up. And, getting onto the beach I knew I was a bit on the achy side.And while it got a bit better as I settled into the run, I never really felt like there was a ton in the tank. I never felt tired enough to give in but I certainly wasn't perky about the effort either.Despite that, I found myself holding a pretty strong pace for the last third of the run, so much so I overshot my 'finish line' and had to make up the extra time making my way up the big hill home (which I usually walk).

Training Run

Time: 60 min
Distance: 10 kilometers

Comments: After almost a week off and my last run not being anything to brag about I simply wanted to put in the miles today. So I figured the one hour loop to Playa Herraduras and back would be perfect. As often happens after a layoff like this, I felt very strong heading out and had to hold in my pace. As I mentioned in the start-up, I have not eaten well at all this week and I'm pretty sure the carb levels are minimal. So I did start to feel the tank getting low on the back half but I had not gone out so crazy on the front half there was nothing left. In all, not a bad run. Nothing spectacular but a solid workmanlike effort. Just like I was hoping for. Conditions: Hour: 11:30 a.m.

Marathon Training Summary: Week 13

Time: 75 min
Distance: 13.5 kilometers (8 miles)

Comments: Well, the start of this week is proving to be just as crazy as the end of last week. But I'm going to get on the stick for my regular Tuesday start and try to put in the miles I would have done if I had kept to the plan. That means a bit more than two weeks ago and a bit less than next week which will feature the 20-miler.Of course if I get any aching or resistance from the legs in any degree, I fully am ready to sack it in and avoid doing something stupid again.My diet over the past several days has been atrocious and my sleep patterns have been disrupted at best and nonexistent at worst. I'm hoping to get over the hump by Wednesday and settle back into a bit of routine.