Dear 4 hour marathon:
I have decided to take you on on May 1. Cincinnati, Flying Pig Marathon, it will be you, me, Larissa, and Shestin. And we're going to win. Now 4 hours seems feasible- that's 12 minutes off of my time, which is what I dropped from my first to second marathons. Forget that those were flat courses. Bloomington is hilly enough that we're going to beat you. Even if it's only by a few seconds, we will win. 12 minutes doesn't seem like much, but 30 seconds off each miles is a little more daunting. But we can do that. Monumental half was at 8:34 and that was pretty easy. I just need to double that and I'll be good to go.
My real weapon against you will be strength training. And ab and hip exercises. And stretching. Lots of stretching. And maybe I'll even get myself into the pool if I become overly ambitious. Abs, hips, and stretching are top priority. Then maybe extra drills and swimming. The plan is to stay in the 20-25 mileage range for this month, then I'll get back up a bit. I definitely want to get in at least 2 20 milers this time around. And yeah, I'll figure out how to get myself to do those 2 and 3-mile repeats that are better for marathon training. Oh, and pace runs too. Maybe I'll just actually follow the training plan this time around :-)
I did pretty well on water today (way better than the rest of this month) and food was good too.
B:oats, tea, tea
S: banana muffin, apple
L: pasta casserole
S: banana muffin w/cr.ch, Luna bar
D: egg in basket, lettuce
S:
Hip routine YES
Stretching YES
Here's the hip routine I'll do at least 3 times a week.
