Less than 7 weeks to the TCS New York City Marathon: Last week's training

This week was taken purely as recovery following the half-marathon and also traveling back from Europe to Portland. I typically have no trouble sleeping on the plane, making recovery much easier, but it turns out that a 9 month old makes that slightly more difficult. With both those things in mind, we decided to take this week easy, and build back into volume. I was much more sore than I expected after Great North, so I'm confident that being conservative at this point is the right decision. We still have 6.5 weeks until the race, so plenty of time for more quality workouts and long runs.

Unfortunately this is a fairly boring week to post, but in reality, 80% of marathon training is tedious and unexciting. That's why I don't mind going it mostly alone this time of year; I can knock out miles all day, but the shorter, high intensity workouts are where you really count on others to get you through. I also throw 8-10 podcasts on my Ipod Shuffle, so I have a wide variety depending on my mood that day. Anything from comedy to history to politics...I always appreciate recommendations. Send them to me on Facebook or on Twitter if you have the time.

Last week's training is below and follow me here on Twitter for more updates.

100	Monday	9/10/2018	6 miles slow recovery jog
	Tuesday	9/11/2018	AM: 12 miles slow recovery jog PM: 5 miles slow recovery jog
	Wednesday	9/12/2018	Off, travel from Prague to Portland
	Thursday	9/13/2018	AM: 14 miles + 45 minutes core/strength PM: 6 miles
	Friday	9/14/2018	AM: 14 miles + drills and strides PM: 6 miles
	Saturday	9/15/2018	AM: 14 miles + 40 minutes core/strength PM: 6 miles
	Sunday	9/16/2018	18 miles easy