Week 3 complete!

Can you believe we have now completed week 3!! 102 days to go and I am so anxious and excited.  I've been reading a lot about marathon training tips and we are switching up our schedules a little bit. First our 3 week "long run" of every month will be a little shorter than previous (and future) surrounding weeks.
Second, we are adding an extra day off each week and lengthening our other runs.  Hoping this will give us a little more recovery time on our muscles and  overall fatigue. The past few weeks have been a struggle for both of us.

We are keeping the same weekly mileage goals... we will see if it works!

Week 3:
Day 1: Rest
Day 2: HILLS 5 Miles
Day 3: SPEED 5k
Day 4: Rest
Day 5: 5 miles
Day 6: Rest
Day 7: 8 miles

Total  21.1 miles

Anxious to see how this next week goes... Almost 1 month down... It's getting closer!!

Week 2 complete!

Marathon Training (4 hour goal, PR) week 2 completed this morning with a 10 mile run. Average pace was 8:58 (not bad with the heat and humidity lol). I probably could've pushed a little harder... but I'll save that for my shorter speed runs :)

Week 2  
Day 1- 5k  (hills)
Day 2- 5 miles
Day 3- REST
Day 4- 5 miles
Day 5- 5k  (speed work, fast intervals)
Day 6- REST
Day  7- 10 miles (marathon pace of 9:07 or faster)

COMPLETE! Woot woot! So glad I completed it, 26.2 miles total. Moving into week 3 (which is an easy week) and am as motivated and pumped as ever. My husband who is training with me ran his first 8 mile run this weekend. Yes, I said he ran 8 MILES! I am soooo proud of him. He is staying consistent altering the schedule just a little around his work schedule as needed, but that's expected. He is feeling so much pride in accomplishing it, it makes me so happy!

Week 1 Day 2 Marathon Training...

Officially just completed Week 1 Day 2 of my 4hr Marathon training Plan. 5 miles at marathon goal pace (9:09 min mile). I got a late start this morning which means I ran 5 miles starting at 10am, 86 degrees and 80% humidity. Yeow! It was H-O-T hot! I figure it's good  practice for me running in extreme temperatures will only make me a better faster runner when it's cooler out right?

I'm a little nervous about attempting to run a marathon in under 4 hours... I feel like I'm a little crazy for even believing it's possible! I ran the Rock N Roll Savannah 26.2 last year (my 1st Marathon) and did it in 4:16:32, I trained to complete it in 4:30. That is what I keep reminding myself that I beat my goal time by almost 15 minutes which is INCREDIBLE. That makes me think if I train correctly, and consistently I might be able to do this.

Being a mom with 3 small kids and having a husband who works 60-70 hours a week makes the consistent part difficult though. Training for a marathon is certainly a lot of sacrifice and hard work. But man, running up that finish shoot completing that 26.2 miles is the single most amazing feeling ever. That will keep me going... I hope!