Let me lead this post with this sentence…I am officially done with the core part of this training cycle!! Sunday was our last long run and now we have the next three weeks to “rest and recover” with our mileage scaling down on the weekends. The mileage is going up on our week day long … More Walt Disney World Marathon Training Recap Week 13

Wow! I can’t believe I am recapping week 12 already! I am three-quarters of the way through this training cycle, and race day is around the corner. We found out this week that the course map has been posted along with the digital event guide book, which outlines the weekend events. Now that we are … More Walt Disney World Marathon Training Recap Week 12

Well, December has finally graced us with its presence and we are just a little over 30 days out from race day! I ended up taking most of week 10 off from running and did home workouts two of the days to allow my body to get some extra rest, logging about an average of … More Walt Disney World Marathon Training Recap Weeks 10 & 11

Week 11/13-11/19: Monday: Today was the start of the last official camp cycle of the year. Since I only ran 8 miles the previous day I was feeling pretty good so I went to camp. Tuesday: We had 5 miles to do today, Kim, Lorena and I headed out for 3 miles prior to camp … More Walt Disney World Marathon Training Recap Week 9

HOLY MOLY we are already 8 weeks into this training cycle. In case I didn’t previously mention it, this training cycle is 16 weeks, which means I have hit the halfway point! If I am being honest, training for a FULL marathon is no easy task. It definitely takes a lot of hard work and … More Walt Disney World Marathon Training Recap Week 8

Hi there! Sorry for the delay on my weekly training updates. It’s been a busy couple of weeks so let’s jump right into it! Week 6 – 10/23-10/29: Monday: Rest day. Tuesday: 3 miles before camp. This week was HIIT week so definitely lots of cardio (i.e. sprinting and travel work), logged an additional 2.18 … More Walt Disney World Marathon Training Recap Weeks 6 & 7

First starters look over to the right of your screen, do you see what I see? 75 days till race day?! AHHHH!!! The count down is happening all too quickly and this week truly felt like marathon training had set in as I spent the week mentally preparing my self for the 15 miles laid … More Walt Disney World Marathon Training Recap: Week 5

Can you believe I am already a quarter way through this training cycle? I sure can’t! Mileage is creeping up quickly, next weekend I will take on my longest distance in one session. In addition to the increase in mileage on my weekend long runs, mileage is picking up during the week as well. Wednesday’s … More Walt Disney World Marathon Training Recap: Week 4

This week was a bit of a refresher. We had some unexpected but much appreciated cooler weather mid-week, with temps in the low 70s in the morning with lower humidity levels. Additionally, I had a mini stay-cation Thursday and Friday as my sister and brother-in-law were in town from Portland. Though just because I was … More Walt Disney World Marathon Training Recap: Week 3

This week was tough, I battled both mental and physical exhaustion more so this week than last week. The reason for that is we recently opened a division in India to outsource some basic data entry work. I am part of the training team and after a couple weeks off due to our India Team … More Walt Disney World Marathon Training Recap: Week 2