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Yet another week has become part of training log history, and the end of this one marked just five weeks to go until I toe the starting line of my debut marathon on June 16th.

Only six weeks out from my goal marathon, I am now in the meat of my training. Last week was a really good week of training overall, as I was able to combine intensive workouts

As per Pfitzinger’s 18-week marathon training plan that I am using in the build-up for my marathon debut, the previous week was the last of the second mesocycle lactate threshold and endurance, leading into four

The tenth week of my 18 week marathon training plan was a good one. I logged 109 km (68 miles) and 991 m (3250 feet) of climbing across nine hours of running. After coasting last week

It has been a bit of a strange week, as the cold I have been carrying around for a week turned into a full-fledged sinus infection. This resulted in two unplanned rest days, and my

With only 83 km (52 miles), this was not a good week for running. No workouts, and mostly easy running. Despite Easter and XC skiing, I was still on track for 100km / 62 miles.

The sixth week of my 18 week marathon training plan is over, and the total for this week was 103 km (64 miles). I closed the week out with a hard long run yesterday, which was my