#marathontraining

Running and drumming are two things that I am very passionate about and they feed off of each other.

Drumming is physical and running is rhythmic. In this blog, I explore the connection between the two.

Marathon Training Week 15? - You're Not Wasting Your Time

My last long run of the marathon training cycle was a couple weekends ago now. This was the run I was waiting on before I made a...

Marathon Training Weeks 10 and 11 - The Time Involved In Training for 26.2 Miles

(I think those week numbers are right.) The most consistently difficult thing about marathon training, that I've found, is the time that...

Marathon Training Week 9 - Putting DIY Hydration Solution To The Test

My homemade hydration mix got its first intense field test this past weekend due to me forgetting that I was out of Gatorade powder and...

Marathon Training Week 8 - Get Salty

Staying hydrated is an ongoing struggle. Particularly, as I noted in my last post, since I sweat a lot even when running isn't part of...

Marathon Training Week 7 - Picking Up Where I Left Off

This past Friday was the first day in months that I went out for a run and the weather felt legitimately cool. Cool, in this context, is...

Marathon Training Weeks 4 and 5 - Back To Actually Feeling Like A Runner

It's alarming how derailing it can be when something gets in your head. When the weather started warming up, I didn't have any targeted...

Restarting Marathon Training...Again (Week 1)

For what is at least the third or fourth time now, I'm digging back into a marathon training program. I've settled on a target race date...

Changing Up Training To Prevent Physical and Mental Burnout

As logical as the situation may seem, it took me literally months to come to the conclusion that trying to run my first marathon in June...

Marathon Training - Week ?

About half way through training for my first marathon, I've stalled. Only the first attempt, though. After clicking along well for 7...

The Difference Between Eating Well and Eating Right

As my long runs get into 14-15 mile ranges for marathon training, I've had a few different instances where I hit the wall. Hard. It's...

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