It is a law of nature that every runner will suffer injuries that prevent them from training as planned. Equally all-encompassing is the feeling of invincibility that characterises any runner who has yet to encounter debilitating injuries.
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Training for a marathon without even covering the distance of a marathon across a full week is probably not ideal. But, alas, as an injured running it is the reality I am facing at the moment.
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There is no doubt about the fact that I am now a runner suffering from a marathon training injury. This injury is my first experience with health issues that have kept me from running, and I’m finding it challenging.
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Blazingly fast times at the 2019 Dubai Marathon, and lots of indoor action, including a new world best time in the news this week.
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Last week quite literally ended with a limp for me. A pain in my kneecap had me hobbling around after my Sunday long run, and this training week looked to be in jeopardy.
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Road running fans are in for an epic showdown in April, as the best marathoners in the world will be at the starting line. Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany headline amazingly stacked fields both in the men’s and women’s race.
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After a solid period of winter marathon training, with mileage right near the peak of what I am capable of at the moment, this was a planned down week. It is important to take the
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The turn of the year is a time to reflect. Having already looked at what I did in 2018, it is time to turn shift focus from the past to the future.
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Happy new year, and welcome to a blank slate filled with opportunities to make 2019 your best year of running so far!
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With this entry, I have now logged my training for every single week of 2018 in prose form here at Run161, detailing how I have trained to become a sub-3 marathoner, and then some.
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