Marathon Training Week 2

This was a good week!

I felt really strong during my runs. I'm hoping this is a week I can build on going forward.
So generally my midweek runs are all on the treadmill after I lift weights. My long weekend run is generally outside on the road (which has a lot of hills).

Below is what I did this past week. What was recommended is in parenthesis...

Monday: Rest (Rest)

Tuesday: 3.1 miles (3 miles)

Wednesday: 3.1 miles (3 miles)

Thursday: 3.1 miles (3 miles)

Friday: Rest (Rest)

Saturday: 7 miles (7 miles)

Sunday: Rest (Cross Training)

Marathon Training Week 1

Last week I signed up for my first marathon. I have been toying with the idea for about a year now. No turning back now though, the money has been paid.

Big Sur International Marathon here I  come.

I am actually pretty lucky to have gotten in at all.  The damned thing sold out in an hour!

Anyways, as I prepare for April 27th, 2014, I will be posting my weekly training. Maybe someone out there cares, and can provide some feedback. I have about 39 weeks to train. I am starting out with the Hal Higdon Novice 1 for the first 18 weeks. Then I'll probably do the slightly more difficult Novice 2 training. We'll see how it goes though. 

Below is what I did this past week. What was recommended is in parenthesis...

Monday:       4 miles (Rest)

Tuesday:       1.5 miles (3 miles)

Wednesday:  3.1 miles (3 miles)

Thursday:      2.25 miles (3 miles)

Friday:          2.4 miles (Rest)

Saturday:      6 miles (6 miles)

Sunday:         Rest (Cross Training)

Charlie's Deployment Reading List

So I am a couple months into deployment and haven't spent as much time reading as I would have liked.  Once I get a few more on the list I'll start compiling best/worst lists.  Though I will say that "Into Thin Air" is the best thing I have read so far. 

Also, we have brand new bells and whistles this time around, if you click on the title you can go to see the book on the web. 

Here's what we have so far...

*= New Entry

Phillip Connors

*Fire Season

Emma Donoghue

*Room: A Novel

John Krakauer

*Into Thin Air

Lisa See
*The Interior (Red Princess #2)
*Dragon Bones (Red Princess #3)

Shellie Vandevoorde

*Separated By Duty, United In Love

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

*Rose of Fire