NYC Marathon Training: Week 5 & 6

NYC Marathon Training Week 5 and 6 are officially in the books! Here are the links to catch you up on Week 1 and 2 and Week 3 and 4 of my NYC Marathon training. Week #5. July 21 – July 27 Monday: Rest – foam rolling/icing/stretching Tuesday: 3 Miles (Easy) – 29:22 /9:47 Wednesday: 3 Miles (Easy) – 27:11/9:04 Thursday: Rest – foam rolling/icing/stretching Friday:  Foam rolling/icing/stretching Saturday:  6 Miles (Long Run) – 59:40/9:57 Sunday:  Rest – foam rolling/icing/stretching   Week #6. July 28 – {Read More}

Marathon Training: Week #5

I would like to say that this week was a planned cut back in my marathon training but it wasn’t. But, with life, you have to roll with the punches so I plan on reconfiguring my training plan to have this week be my cut back instead of next week.   Monday and Tuesday, my knee (not the ITB knee that has acted up in the past but the other knee!) felt a little swollen so I opted to rest, rest, {Read More}