26.2/5 is a little over 5, which is not at all a horrible number of hours for a first marathon. If you can just continue to increase the mileage towards your goal of 26.2, as you seem to be doing, it might just be fine. Besides, if you keep increasing the mileage, perhaps the speed will just come naturally. Up to you whether you want to stress over it, I suppose.
26.2/5 is a little over 5, which is not at all a horrible number of hours for a first marathon. If you can just continue to increase the mileage towards your goal of 26.2, as you seem to be doing, it might just be fine. Besides, if you keep increasing the mileage, perhaps the speed will just come naturally. Up to you whether you want to stress over it, I suppose.
Start doing short sprints in the middle?
Sometimes I do, but they tire me out and make me slower later.
Sometimes I do, but they tire me out and make me slower later.
Start doing short sprints in the middle?
Squats. More squats.
Box jumps.
Romanian dead lifts (with bodyweight only)
Bulgarian split squats (again with bodyweight only)
build the muscles you are using!
Ok, yeah I really should. It is annoying that exercise requires exercise.
I am cracking up right now.
But seriously. squats are the bomb.
And I’m still laughing.
I am cracking up right now.
But seriously. squats are the bomb.
And I’m still laughing.
Ok, yeah I really should. It is annoying that exercise requires exercise.
Squats. More squats.
Box jumps.
Romanian dead lifts (with bodyweight only)
Bulgarian split squats (again with bodyweight only)
build the muscles you are using!
maybe your governor needs greased and adjusted…
this’d be me going at that same speed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyLXEK5YwUY&feature=fvwrel
maybe your governor needs greased and adjusted…
this’d be me going at that same speed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyLXEK5YwUY&feature=fvwrel
don’t discount consistency and form! You are making me miss running. 🙂
I’m sure my form is lacking. 🙂
I’m sure my form is lacking. 🙂
don’t discount consistency and form! You are making me miss running. 🙂
Do you need to?
26.2/5 is a little over 5, which is not at all a horrible number of hours for a first marathon. If you can just continue to increase the mileage towards your goal of 26.2, as you seem to be doing, it might just be fine. Besides, if you keep increasing the mileage, perhaps the speed will just come naturally. Up to you whether you want to stress over it, I suppose.
Re: Do you need to?
I’m not stressing about it and I’m not feeling upset when I don’t hit it. It would still be nice to break 5 mph on a longer run. 🙂
Re: Do you need to?
I’m not stressing about it and I’m not feeling upset when I don’t hit it. It would still be nice to break 5 mph on a longer run. 🙂
Do you need to?
26.2/5 is a little over 5, which is not at all a horrible number of hours for a first marathon. If you can just continue to increase the mileage towards your goal of 26.2, as you seem to be doing, it might just be fine. Besides, if you keep increasing the mileage, perhaps the speed will just come naturally. Up to you whether you want to stress over it, I suppose.