Marathon training starts

Next week I begin deliberate training for the Disney Marathon in January 2010.   I’ll target to complete runs at least 3X weekly, with one being a  ‘long run’.   the long run distance will increase right up to marathon time, and I’ll try to complete at least a couple of 21 mile runs prior to the 26 mile marathon.  Here’s my schedule for long run distances to accomplish each month:

June 6 mi.
July 8
August 10
September 12
October 15
november 18
December 21
January 10 Marathon

I’ll be de-emphasizing my twice weekly weight training at the Y, and bike rides. And as the distances get longer, I won’t be able to complete them on weekday mornings, so the long runs will begin to cut into weekend fishing time!

BTW: completed 11 mile bike ride to work this AM, saw two gators on the way.

Comments (6) to “Marathon training starts”

  1. You go, Bob!

  2. Awesome! Go for it.

  3. One step at a time.

    Good luck with the training.

  4. Didja see the piece in the Times about run/walk style of training for and running a marathon?

    That makes it almost seem do-able to me. Y’know, maybe, just maybe… If I trained… I could possibly…

    Naaaaahhhh!

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