Someone asked me last week if I could post an example of my training leading up to my debut marathon in Ottawa. Here is a sample week from five weeks out from Ottawa and I’ll compare it to this past week, which is five weeks out from my next marathon. Both weeks started the day after a hard session (35km with 16km tempo on April 12 and the Boilermaker 15km with 11km cooldown on July 12).My total volume in minutes isn’t too different from one sample week to the other but now I’m running a lot more. The tempo workout today went very well for me and my confidence is growing. This week will be another high volume week for me and then I’m going to gradually bring it down. Leave for Germany in 19 days and race in 33 days!
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