I completed the first week of my marathon training this week.  Pftizinger’s plan actually starts on a Mon and ends on a Sunday, but I log my weeks with Sunday being the first day.  As a result, this week ended up being just 20 miles of running.

Since the plan starts off pretty easy, I actually feel well rested.  The toughest part of the week was holding back and not going for a run on the rest days.  I was tempted on both Wednesday and Friday.   Unfortunately, I couldn’t resist running an extra mile today so I can end the week at 20 miles instead of the not-so-round 19 miles.

I’m currently alternating 2 pairs of shoes, but the older one has 327 miles on them so far.  I only use them for the shorter runs, but I think I may need to change them.  I’ve been having a very slight knee pain, but I’m not quite sure if it’s because of the shoes.  I will need to try and monitor it more closely over then several runs.

Posted by derek in Chicago, Marathon, Training