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Grandma’s Marathon Training Recap – Weeks 5/6

March 25, 2018 By: Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC18 Comments

Hello friends! As I shared in an earlier post, I have started working with a running coach. I am training for a June marathon – Grandma’s in Duluth, Minnesota. My goal is to go sub-4 and I’ve been building up mileage and now am officially in marathon training mode. Now that I am back to training, I will share my training recap every other week. I hope you’ll join in and link up! You can always follow my progress daily on Instagram, where I share all my runs.

Training Recap

Week of March 12

Monday – Took the day off to rest my achilles. 

Tuesday – Three easy miles to get back into it. 

Wednesday – Yoga over lunch. Hurt so good! 

Thursday – Two mile warm up, six miles at 8:55 (actual splits: 8:50/8:54/8:50/8:58/8:51/8:52) then one mile cool down. 

Friday – Easy six miles – I broke this up into four miles in the morning and two after work. 

Saturday – Fourteen miles! The longest I have run since my last marathon in November. I then got a massage afterwards and HOLY HECK. It was my first experience with the Graston technique and it was incredibly painful as the therapist worked to break up the adhesions in my calves. The massage was helpful however, and I’m going to go every couple of weeks leading up to the marathon. 

Sunday – Three easy miles + core work. 

Weekly mileage total: 35.11 miles

Week of March 19

Monday – 4 miles easy+ core work. 

Tuesday – This was a hard one. It was cold, rainy and windy and I had a workout on tap. Here was the workout: two miles warm up, two miles@ 8:40, 4 mins rest, 8×400@2:00 with 90 seconds rest between, 4 mins jog, 2 miles@8:55, one mile cool down. This was super super hard. I was a bit slow on the first two miles and for the last few 400s but pulled it together for the 8:55 miles. I was wiped (and frozen) after this one! 

Wednesday – Rest day is the BEST day!

Thursday – Seven easy miles plus core work.  

Friday – Two miles warm up, four miles at 8:45 pace, one easy mile, then one mile at 8:20-8:30 pace and then a cool down. This felt like work but I felt strong. 

Saturday – 15 miles on a hilly route around DC. I ran from my house to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to watch the sunrise. Then ran into VA to meet my Saturday group for the rest of the miles. It was a challenging run with some climbing but I was happy to get this done with my girls!

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Sunday – Three easy + core work. 

Weekly mileage total: 48.2

Total mileage for this training cycle: 400.85 miles 

What’s the weather in your neck of the woods? We had a snow day on Wednesday and it’s still cold. Sigh. 

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  1. Debbie @ Deb Runs says

    March 25, 2018 at 10:08 pm

    Wow, you’re doing great so it sounds like the ankle pain is behind you. That’s awesome!

    We ended up with about six inches of snow out here. How much did you get in DC?
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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      March 26, 2018 at 8:32 am

      Thanks – it is lingering but I’m continuing to work on it! We had 4-5 I think – I didn’t measure but it was definitely the most we’ve had since 2016!

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  2. Dodie says

    March 26, 2018 at 7:40 am

    We were in D.C. for the march over the weekend and I checked out every runner to see if it was you! I’m looking forward to some D.C. running in two weeks at Cherry Blossom. Hopefully see you then. Happy running!!!

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      March 26, 2018 at 8:32 am

      Fun! Yes – there will be brunch the day before the race and a picture at the start. See you then!

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  3. Kim G says

    March 26, 2018 at 9:11 am

    Awesome job Courtney! I know that Graston is painful but it will really help!

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      March 26, 2018 at 9:17 am

      Oh yeah that mess HURT! LOL – but it means that my muscles were crazy tight so I know I need it.

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  4. Shathiso says

    March 26, 2018 at 9:12 am

    There is nothing better than getting a long run done with your girls!! Glad they could join you, it really makes such a difference. I love your comment that the yoga “hurt so good”. When we are in pain in pilates class, my instructor loves saying “Feel that!! Isn’t it just beautiful!?! What a beautiful feeling”. Haha.

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      March 26, 2018 at 9:17 am

      Haha yes it was a “good hurt” 🙂

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  5. Amy Lauren Scott says

    March 26, 2018 at 2:35 pm

    I’m kinda jealous of your Graston. I haven’t found anyone here who does that and wish I could! I’ve heard it hurts like hell but I’d deal with it to feel better. Looks like you had two great weeks of training- doesn’t it feel awesome to reach your “longest run since…” type milestones? Love it.

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      March 27, 2018 at 11:43 am

      Definitely hurts like hell! My ankle was cranky again this morning so I’m (kind of) glad I’m going back this weekend 🙂

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  6. Kathryn @ Dancing to Running says

    March 26, 2018 at 4:17 pm

    I am beyond over this winter weather. Not only did I get to “enjoy” the 5 inches that we got on Wednesday, but now I’m at my parents’ house in Illinois and its a winter wonderland here. Where is Spring?!?!?
    Kathryn @ Dancing to Running recently posted…Loudoun Half Marathon Training Log – Week 4My Profile

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      March 27, 2018 at 11:43 am

      It’s still cold here, FYI. Sigh!

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  7. Janelle @ Run With No Regrets says

    March 26, 2018 at 4:27 pm

    Great couple of weeks of training! I had that Graston technique done on my knees years ago – hurt so good! Looks like it’s working well for you and you’re hitting all those hard paces!
    Janelle @ Run With No Regrets recently posted…New Jersey Marathon Training Week 12My Profile

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      March 27, 2018 at 11:44 am

      Hitting *most of those paces, lol. 🙂

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  8. Holly says

    March 31, 2018 at 3:02 pm

    I’ve just discovered your blog. I love it. I feel like I know you already haha. I live around Rochester, MN so around 3-4 hours from Duluth! I’m also training for a race (half marathon – my first one)!

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      March 31, 2018 at 3:05 pm

      Well, welcome! And good luck to you – what race is it?

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      • Holly says

        April 2, 2018 at 9:15 pm

        I am running the Scheels Med City Half Marathon. It’s 8 weeks away! Ah so nervous. I’m finding myself bored with training at this point. Suggestions for pushing past that? I started jump roping the past two days and that is a nice break.

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        • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

          April 2, 2018 at 10:04 pm

          Good luck! I would say revisit your why – your training has a purpose and at this point it’s good to remind yourself of that. Also – can you do some runs with a buddy? That always makes it more fun!!

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