Eugene Marathon Training Week 3

20 Jan 2020

I enjoy running and the process of setting goals and executing on training plans. I also love to write so I thought it might be enjoyable and worthwhile to document my progress while training for the 2020 Eugene Marathon. Though I have been running since middle school, I have only trained for and completed one marathon so far. My first was the Beat the Blerch Marathon in Carnation, WA in 2016. My primary goals with running Beat the Blerch were to get to the start line healthy and complete the race. Because I felt totally wiped out from the weekend long runs, I struggled to put in the weekly mileage I wanted to hit. I ran the race conservatively and finished in 4:20:31.

For the Eugene Marathon, my goals are more ambitious. I am incorporating more strength work into my routine and am doing my best to avoid making the mistake I made during my training for Beat the Blerch in which the percentage of my weekly mileage that I packed into my weekend long runs was way too high (sometimes as high as 60 - 75%).

A Goal: Sub 3:30 (it has been a pipe dream of mine to run Boston)

B Goal: Sub 4:00

C Goal: Get to the finish line!

Week 3 Training Log

Monday: 5 miles easy on the treadmill + strength work + core
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: 6 miles (1 mile warmup, 3 x 1 mile @ 7:30 pace, 1 x .5 mile @ 7:30 pace, 1.5 mile cooldown)
Thursday: 7 miles easy - slight twinge in my right quad - keeping up my glute exercises to keep this at bay
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 11 miles easy - felt great until about mile 8 when hips started to fall apart and my form started to break down
Sunday: XC ski ~5 miles!

Total Mileage: 29

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