Only about 2% of runners will finish a marathon in less than 180 minutes (3 hours)

Six years ago, I couldn't even imagine running the distance (26.2 miles). But after working up to 3-4 mile jogs a few times a week, I set the incredible goal of running a half marathon.

After four months of intense training, well at that time (20-25 miles/wk), I ran the Houston half-marathon on January 16th, 2005. It was so grueling, I swore that was it. I'll never do another half, let alone a full.

Fortunately a running comrade pushed me to do a full marathon. Rededicated, I set a sub 4:00 hour goal for the full Houston marathon the following year. I trained harder than ever and crossed the finish in 3:59; I was hooked.

I've now run 21 marathons and this site is my journal to join that exclusive club of those who finish a marathon in under 180 minutes (3 hours).

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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Week Recap (10 weeks out from Phoenix)

Sunday
Had a nine miler with four LT scheduled. But I have busy week coming up. So I moved Monday's 15 miler to Sunday, and I will do the LT on Monday or Tuesday.

The cold dry air was nice. I also broke out a new pair of shoes, which is always good motivation for a week or so. I added some extra speed, no problem. Overall conditioning good, but I need to lose 5 pounds.

Saturday
General 8 miler

Friday
17 miler. Aerobically good. Endurance good. Need to lose weight. The first hour and a half I felt fine, just cruising along well. However, in last hour, ankles and hip started to feel the stress of the extra five pounds I've added.

Thursday
Easy 5 mile recovery

Wednesday
After two days off, I was ready to bust one out. However, it had been very humid and I was dreading the 12 mile run some. I decided to try something new. I started at my regular speed, but instead of increasing it every 20 minutes until I reached 7:30 min/miles, I increased my speed every ten minutes all the way through. Toward the end, I was running a comfortable 7:00 min / miles and finished the total run three minutes faster than planned.

Tuesday-Off

Monday-Off

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