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The 2:49 Marathon Project came to a conclusion on Sunday, December 1, 2024 in the Spanish city of Valencia. It was a spectacular event. The city was in need of some positivity after such a tragic loss of life and property. The Valencia Marathon will have shown what a strong community it really is.
The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 9 Training For The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 9 Training sessions I am giving myself another cutback week. So far, I've been hitting some fairly decent volume weeks, but I know in the weeks coming, this will be ramping up. It's time to give my body some recovery in…
The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 7 UpdateFor the 2:49 Marathon Project Week 7 Update, everything is going pretty damn good so far. That's not to say all is perfect, but I really can't complain about anything. The metrics look good, I feel good, and my running is going in the right direction. Week 7…
The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 8 Training For The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 8 Training sessions I am building off what I learned in week 6. In week 6, I struggled to hit my Sunday long run split session and the almost marathon pace miles thrown in. On that run, I was under the…
The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 5 UpdateThe 2:49 Project Week 5 was a very positive week. As in everything in life, it is very seldom all smooth sailing, but when looking at it on the whole, the decrease in volume helped me get my head back in the game. I still had some good…
The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 6 TrainingFor The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 6 Training it is back to building up by adding more volume and more intensity once again. I can't explain why, but on a cutback week, like week 5, I tend to feel pretty lousy. Not physically, but mentally, for some strange…
The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 4 UpdateThe 2:49 Project Week 4 was an OK week. It hasn't been without its challenges, but in spite of these, the work is getting done. Most of the weekly metrics are trending in the right direction, however, not all. I am struggling to put my finger on what…
The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 5 TrainingFor The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 5 Training I am having my first cut-back week of the program. Up until this point, I increased weekly volume each week. My body does like higher mileage weeks, but at the age of 55, it also needs longer to get the…
The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 3 UpdateThe 2:49 Project Week 3 was another good week in the books. There are still things that need improvement, but on the whole, everything is going in the right direction. With few exceptions, everything is trending better than the training block I had earlier this year. Garmin might…
The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 4 TrainingFor The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 4 Training the volume is increasing once again. In the first few weeks, I laid down some benchmarks, but in week 3 it changed. I increased my volume with a majority of the work at easy or steady pace. Week 4 is…
