This is the second week of my marathon training plan for the Columbus Marathon. The marathon is October 20, 2019. I’m following the Pfitzinger 18/55 plan again this time.
Monday: 10 miles. Ran this one in the park and the subdivisions next to it. It was a warm morning, but not too bad. 10.02 miles in 1:26:16 (8:37 min/mile pace).
Tuesday: 4 miles recovery. Ran this in the park (and got out late thanks to a late night at an amusement park Monday evening). 4.03 in 34:21 (8:31 min/mile). Also did leg workouts – squats, single-leg squats, and unweighted one-leg deadlifts in the park, and did some planks and hamstring curls later in the day.
Wednesday: 8 miles with 4 @ HM Pace. Given the pace portion of this workout, I kept it in the park instead of going to East Fork like I normally would. It was hot and sticky, and despite my best efforts, I was unable to maintain the 7:30 – 7:50 pace range – my HM pace portion ended at 7:59 min/mile pace. During the first few miles, there was some thunder, and it started raining around the time I ended the HM pace portion… so I dropped off my hydration vest (with my phone, which was not in a Ziplock bag) in my car and kept running the cool down, only for the rain to stop. Overall, 8 miles in 1:08:39 (8:35 min/mile pace).
Thursday: 4 miles recovery. Since it was a holiday, I had a smoker to start. I got a pork shoulder on the smoker and got running. 4 miles in my subdivision with squats, single-leg squats, and unweighted one-leg deadlifts after my run on my driveway. 4.01 in 34:03 (8:29 min/mile pace).
Friday: 14 miles. I’m not sure why my legs felt like lead, but they did. It was hot and sticky. I started hungry (even after a piece of toast with peanut butter and honey). My Aftershokz’s battery died about 10k in. I moved at least six e-scooters that were left across paths (I don’t understand the mentality of people that leave these things blocking sidewalks – they’re pissing off people that would likely be ‘on their side’). 14.01 miles in 2:09:50 (9:16 min/mile pace).
Prep! 
Scooters across paths. Everywhere. 
Another reason I hate running in Kentucky. This is Newport. There’s 16 trash cans RIGHT NEXT to a fountain. 
94% humidity. From KLUK, which is where I parked.
That’s it for a rough hot week. 40 miles, not my fastest but this is the first time I’m doing marathon training during the dog days of summer!