Monday Rest day! I cycled to the gym and did a full-body workout before work. Tuesday 13 km run in the morning before work. I wanted to get into the habit of running before work during this week, in which I started a new job. I felt sluggish starting out,[…]

Monday Rest day! This week was my week off after finishing school, before starting a new job. Tuesday The beginning of my week off. I altered the schedule this week to include speedwork on my medium-long run. 4x1200m at around my 5km race pace. I have a hard time pacing[…]

Monday The week started off with a long run, as I had fallen into a Monday schedule from Boston weekend. This was the hardest run to date, I think. I slept about 2 hours, and had insane digestive problems throughout the night and morning (Classic IBS). I hauled myself out[…]

Monday This week began in Boston, on the day of the 2018 Marathon. I was there supporting Jon, as he ran his first Boston! I had put off my long run from the weekend. I got up with him, and we both layered up. We added a cheap plastic poncho[…]

Monday Rest day! Tuesday 18km with 6x600m. My first foray into speedwork since the ankle injury. Unsurprisingly, I was a lot slower than I'd hoped to be. I'd forgotten how awesome it feels after a speedy workout though! Wednesday Rest day! Thursday 13km, pushing the speed a little bit. I[…]

Monday Marathon training week 10 began with a a 13km run. I had taken two days off from my long run on the weekend, to let the swelling in my ankle tendon go down a little. Things were feeling okay! Tuesday Rest again. Wednesday 16km today, cautiously raising that mileage.[…]

Monday Rest day. Tuesday A slow, cautious 7km run with my 5km run clinic. It felt great to be back running, albeit slowly! I was really grateful for the clinic this week. Running with people at an easy pace was just what I needed to regain confidence. Wednesday Only a[…]