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Week 1: NYC Marathon Training

Week One: July 19 to 25, 2010. Bring out the balloons and throw out the confetti!  This is Week One of my NYC Marathon Training.  I have been waiting for this week…for weeks!

Two months ago, I only had 2 marathon training programs to choose from: F.I.R.S.T. program which I’ve tried and tested in my past marathons (and has worked very well for me, thank you), or the Runners World: Break 4 or Bust program I spotted in it’s July issue.  (I subscribe to RW US via Bookazine so I get my copies over a month early at only P250.  What a steal!)

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– I usually care for all my RW issues with much love, but this one is dog-eared because I take it wherever I go -

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I chose the Runner’s World Program for two reasons:

  1. I felt ready to upgrade my weekly run sessions from 3x of FIRST to 5x with RW.  (If I start feeling any knee pain though, I may consider reducing to 4x a week.  We’ll see…)
  2. Break 4 or Bust!  What a heading for a marathon program.  The title gripped me, made me fall into a sub-4 running dream, and got me all excited about working for a wonderfully thrilling challenge.

I love this feeling—like I’m riding on the wave of a brand new adventure.  Truth be told, I enjoy training for the marathon more than running the marathon itself!  It’s going to be an awesome 16-week ride, guys and girls!

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20 Responses to “Week 1: NYC Marathon Training”

  1. Good luck! *wink wink*. You just reminded me that I lost my copy of this issue after hand carrying it back from the US 2 weeks ago. Ironically, I left it at Intercare when I was trying to get my back fixed. Hahaha. Oh well.

    Lods said on Jul 21 10 at 11:12 AM Reply

  2. Goodluck on your NYC Marathon preparations, wishing you an injury-free training.

    Mike J. said on Jul 21 10 at 11:16 AM Reply

  3. This is not good for the BOYS.
    Nonetheless…
    May the best MEN win!!!

    Paolo Manuel said on Jul 21 10 at 12:12 PM Reply

  4. Hi Jaymie! I also want to subscribe to RS via Bookazine. Can you please share how I can contact them? Thanks!

    Len said on Jul 21 10 at 12:53 PM Reply

  5. good luck and enjoy the journey! always target to finish with a smile!

    tj isla said on Jul 21 10 at 1:54 PM Reply

  6. Hi Jaymie, I believe you have the talent, experience, wisdom, and the motivation to run a sub4hour marathon. Go for it!!! Good luck!!!

    natz said on Jul 21 10 at 3:16 PM Reply

  7. Go Jaymie!!!
    I subscribe to RW-US myself. I’ll be doing that plan for Tokyo (God-willing I get to register this yr).
    I’ll be eagerly awaiting your updates on training and of course, NYC!

    Cathy Borja said on Jul 21 10 at 4:43 PM Reply

  8. This is us being overly disciplined once again! :) Good luck jaymie! btw I have chaia’s shirt from australia for you.. will hand it to you sometime soon :)

    kassy said on Jul 21 10 at 5:33 PM Reply

  9. Good luck in your training BR! You can ace NYC Marathon. Your enthusiasm is contagious and inspiring. =)

    runENT said on Jul 21 10 at 9:51 PM Reply

  10. Go Jaymie!

    Eric said on Jul 21 10 at 9:57 PM Reply

  11. hi. good luck on your training. i also use the first program and just started my speed training. maybe ill see you in ny.

    rob said on Jul 21 10 at 9:58 PM Reply

  12. You may want to base your paces using this site as well. http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/mcmillanrunningcalculator.htm
    You should not be getting knee or foot pain just by adding a run or two. Frequency is key and the sub-4 time target is doable because you have been very consistent for the past couple of years already.

    Dennis said on Jul 22 10 at 12:42 AM Reply

  13. have a safe training jaymie!

    odie said on Jul 22 10 at 6:34 AM Reply

  14. is a bag of jalapeno flavored cheetohs still in the equation?

    ped xing said on Jul 22 10 at 3:24 PM Reply

  15. Jaymie ,good luck to your training for NYC Marathon .

    alaskarunner said on Jul 23 10 at 11:28 AM Reply

  16. Hi Jaymie – I’m so excited to learn that your running the NYC Marathon too. I am also starting my week 1 training alongside yours and hopefully, I achieve my goal of sub-5. Hope I could take my picture with you during the expo in NY. See you there!!!

    Mark Bessie Besana said on Jul 23 10 at 2:50 PM Reply

    • Mark, yey, good luck to us. I still owe you the magazines! I’ll try to drop it in BHS over the weekend. Hope to meet you one of these days.

      thebullrunner said on Jul 23 10 at 6:27 PM Reply

  17. Hi Jaymie!!! Good Luck and have a fun and injury free training. Go for a great finish at NYC! GO JAYMIE GO!!! :)

    Alex C said on Jul 23 10 at 11:55 PM Reply

  18. hi jaymie! I started training for the NYC Marathon as well but I am using the runner’s world uk program, same thing I used in singapore last year. Hope to see you there!

    jesy said on Jul 24 10 at 8:06 AM Reply

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