My Personal Pittsburgh Marathon 2009 Training Blog by cs15217

I ran my first marathon, the 2008 Philadelphia Marathon, back in November.  I blogged my 16-week training on this site.  Less than 24 hours after crossing the finish line, I decided I wanted to run a second marathon, the 2009 Pittsburgh Marathon in my hometown.  My goal for Pittsburgh is to break 4 hours.  My training is to begin the week of January 12, last sixteen weeks, and cover about 343 miles before the 26.2 on May 3.  I am again following a Runner's World three-run-per-week program.  Tuesdays are easy runs, Thursdays are speed/tempo work, and Sundays are my long runs.  All of my training will be done on the streets of Pittsburgh.