How (not) to train for a marathon? by Catherine_L

Well, after 4 weeks of having a cold/8 inches of snow/bad knee as result of aforementioned, therefore doing very little exercise and eating and drinking a very lot of things that are bad for me, I finallly got back on track with marathon training last Sunday. Went out for a 4 miler but the paths I like to run on were still like sheet ice in places, so I changed my route, went off road, slipped and slid through the mud and snow, got a little lost and ended up staying out twice as long as I meant to.

Then on Tuesday went to running club and we all 'fessed up to our Xmas sins and went for a 4.2 mile tempo - 1.6 moderate, 1 fast and 1.6 moderate.  Thursday was track (now the track's finally clear of ice and open again) and I did 10 x 300m with 100m recovery in between.

Then today went out for a 6 mile long easy run which was enjoyable except for the big hill at the end which well nigh killed me. Well, not really, but I did find it very tough to keep going and was wheezing a bit.   But boyfy was off work today so when I got back he fed me juice and chocolate until I felt better. Did the run in about 70min.

So there you have it - the first four runs of 2010!