Today I start training for my 3rd marathon. After a summer of running without a hard-core training schedule or a race goal I am ready to get with the program! It was great not HAVING to run 15 miles on a Sunday morning but now I am looking forward to that. I still have the goal of running a Boston Marathon qualifying time so my training pace will be 8:40 or better. I am sticking to the standard marathon training schedule for mileage but will add hills and sprints and 3 days of weight training.
I went to a vegetarian diet this Summer and am curious to see how, if at all, this affects my training. I had a hard time with short runs at first but thought I wasn’t getting enough protein. After making some changes and adding protein shakes I am feeling good and ready and fit.
I am using my blog and Nike Plus as my accountability and my training log.
Here is to running and hopes of Boston, 2012.
