Week two of New York City Marathon training is officially complete. It was a hot week which meant there were many sweat filled workouts but overall, the week went well. While I was nervous how my legs would respond to the increased mileage this week; it felt great to finally hurdle the 20 mile mark this week and finish feeling strong. 
As a recap, here is what my week looked like in terms of workouts:
- Monday: 5 mile tempo run
- Tuesday: An AM personal training session focused on legs and arms and a PM yoga session
- Wednesday: 3 mile speed workout
- Thursday: An AM personal training session focused on arms, back, and abs
- Friday: After 7 straight days of exercise, I enjoyed every second of this complete rest day.
- Saturday: A sweltering 9.75 mile run
- Sunday: 4 mile recovery run on the treadmill
This week I learned to focus on the purpose of each run before I begin. This helps me plan the run in my head mentally and envision success. For example, Sunday recovery runs are all about having fun. Some weeks I may run them with a friend at a leisurely pace while most Sundays I’ll run at a relaxing pace on the treadmill while watching Real Housewives. The toughest runs for me right now are the Monday tempo runs. They will increase in distance as training season progresses and I think it’s really important that they are a solid start to the week. For this reason, my goal is to switch them up each week. Last week’s run was done on a treadmill but this week’s run will be outside. In fact, I may even include a bridge just to keep things interesting.
If you’re interested in following my runs closer, I’m logging every run and workout on dailymile during marathon training.
