Running Logs
Weekly logs of all my runs for each week. Updated every Monday.
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Week 0: How I got here.
After running 2 half-marathons in 2023 and becoming obsessed, I'm now training for my first marathon in July 2024.
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Week 1: The start of the Marathon Build.
My first week of marathon training. Slowly building bricks for what's to come.
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Week 2: Improvise and adapt.
Floods, humidity, hot weather, and injuries—the story of my week.
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Week 3: Recovery.
A week of getting my body 100% again.
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Week 4: Building again.
A race and a long run to prep for higher volume.
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Week 5: Increasing Volume.
Managing fatigue in my first 50km week of this training block.
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Week 6: Getting Serious.
Stepping up to 5 runs/week.
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Week 7: Pushing Boundaries.
Running longer than I have before in my biggest week to date.
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Week 8: Fatigue and Burnout.
Dealing with not wanting to run, and running in pain.
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Week 9: Injuries and Setbacks.
Facing injuries again and reworking my schedule.
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Week 10: Recovery II.
Dealing with self-doubt and feeling unprepared.
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Week 11: Tune-up Race.
A short taper for a short tune-up race on Sunday.
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Week 12: Embracing Easy Runs.
Adding more easy runs to my training with the Barbell Strategy.
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Week 13: Recovery III.
Facing injuries again and taking time to recover.
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Week 14: On the Mend (hopefully).
Dealing with the consequences of a reduced training load, but seeing improvements in other aspects.
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Week 15: Building Back Up.
Slowly getting building the volume and intensity.
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Week 16: Small Steps Forward.
Another hard week dealing with injuries, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Week 17: Race Week.
A half-marathon tune up race, my last race before the marathon.
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Week 18: Recovery and Building.
Recovering from my half marathon race and trying to build towards a marathon.
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Week 19.
Easy runs, shin splints, and cramps.