Strength conditioning is the next element in conjunction that I need to incorporate each week with my training. Last year I hit "the wall" around mile 23. I felt like a broken machine, and something had gone haywire in my core and the power wouldn't translate to my legs. It was devastating to say the least, that after all of my training I still didn't have enough to run the entire way. To compensate, I walked a minute and ran three until I was near the finish.
So this year, along with better nutrition and cross training, strength training will be a primary focus. Here's a link to a good intro to some marathon strength and conditioning exercises:
http://m.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-263-266-14177-0,00.html
I plan on doing these on Sunday morning along with a bike ride to keep working on lower body. I will also add some resistance band work in there and call it good. Twice a week plus basketball as my cross training exercise plus four days of running will keep me more than busy this summer...PLUS I've got two daughters to watch all day.
To end on more of a fantasy note, I find myself daydreaming about running gear! Some think about cars, others about clothes...well I get all fuzzy thinking about the Nike+ GPS watch and The Stick running massager! Not to mention that the newest Brooks Glycerine 10's just came out! It's all just a pipe dream and bells and whistles of I don't put in the work though. Keep on keeping on!
On another note
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