I just signed up for my next race, the Dallas White Rock Half Marathon on Dec 9th.  By the time the race comes around, I would have completed 7 weeks of my marathon training.  I would be a couple weeks shy of the mid-way point, but it would be a good time to assess how my training is going.

I don’t have a specific goal as yet as that would depend on that first 7 weeks of training, but it would be nice to break 2 hours.

Posted by derek as Races at 8:41 PM PDT

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This week has been a one of the best running week’s I’ve had in a long time.  Except for my marathon week and the week I did a long 20 mile run, I ran the most miles I’ve run in several weeks and I did it with runs of just 6 miles or less.

I ran 32 miles and I ran every day except for one rest day.

The best part of the week were my last two 6-mile runs where I did them both without walking at all.  It has been several months since I last ran anything more than 4 miles without taking a walking break.

This is just the kind of week I’d like to have as I start my next round of marathon-specific training this coming week. The weather has been cooling down nicely which is also providing a much needed boost in my confidence.

Posted by derek as Training at 3:17 PM PDT

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