Well I just passed the 7 week mark of my training which means I only have 9 more weeks to go before the marathon. I have been pretty lucky with the weather so far compared to the rest of the nation that is knee deep in snow and blizzard like conditions. Luckily, where I live at the beach, I only have high winds as my biggest obstacle on some days and for those days that I just can’t get outside, I hit the gym for a little treadmill work. I know there are a lot of people out there who have no problem spending an hour, or so on that machine, but for me, I get so bored that I have difficulty keeping to the marathon schedule. I have worked my way up to 16 miles for my long run and thanks to the weather holding out, I have been able to do that on the board walk and along the beach routes, which is very inspiring and full of interesting sites.
I was recently introduced to a fellow Boston Marathon trainee who has done the half marathon and knows “Heart Break Hill” well. I confess I may have not fully understood the significance of this hill as it relates to the placement during the actual run. It appears that it occurs close to the 22nd mile mark which is why it’s so appropriately named. I don’t think I have done enough to prepare for this part of the race so I have decided to hit the gym a bit more frequently and become friends with treadmill doing hill intervals. The good news is that I can catch up on all my favorite TV shows or the latest videos while I am plugging along!
I want to thank everyone who has visited this site so far and made such generous donations to Hospitality Homes. With your donations, and your help spreading the word about this organization, we have a better chance at reaching our $10,000 goal.
Thank you!
Gotta go run…
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Week 7: Training Update
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4 comments:
Kristina, what you're doing is incredible! Thanks for your dedication to such an important cause.
I'm so impressed! Your determination is inspiring.
Here's wishing you many more treadmill free weather days while you train! Best of luck on the hill workouts.
Focus on long uphill intervals once a week, maybe around 5 minutes each or do a medium-hard run with 25-30 minutes of incline. That's going to give you the uphill endurance that you'll need.
For reference I think the last portion of heartbreak hill has a 4-5% incline for about .4 miles.
Best of luck!
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