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WDW Marathon Training Update

 

Hi everyone! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration and are enjoying the rest of your weekend. Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, we can officially get excited for the holiday season! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, which means we are that much closer to the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend! In fact, we’re SIX weeks away! WOW.

WDW Marathon Training Update

 

Hi everyone! We’re SEVEN weeks away from the Walt Disney World Marathon! And it’s officially the holiday season. Coming up this week we have Thanksgiving, family obligations, and of course tempting treats at every corner. I for one will savor our thanksgiving meal and TRY not to overindulge (read: make myself sick) but hey, we’ve been working hard! We deserve to enjoy ourselves! And I need my gravy and stuffing! And monkey bread! And mashed potatoes! Oh boy. To get ready, I made sure I trained as hard as I could this past week. Here’s what my recent training week looked like:

WDW Marathon Training Update

We’re 8 weeks away from WDW Marathon Weekend and are at a crucial point in our training! Days are getting shorter, temperatures are dropping, and the holidays are right around the corner. Not to fear, friends! We CAN do it all! Now more than ever we need to be strategic about planning for the week and taking things one day at a time. This past week I balanced work and social commitments, and still felt like I had plenty of time to train. Here’s what my week looked like:

WDW Marathon Training : Weekly Update

Happy Sunday, everyone!

We’re another week closer to the 2018 Walt Disney World Marathon and I am getting so excited. I still need to book my airfare but my accommodations and of course, dining reservations, are ready to go!

WDW Marathon Training : Weekly Update

 

From now until WDW Marathon weekend, I’d like to create a weekly training update post for a few reasons:

  1. Show my readers what training for your first full marathon looks like
  2. Use this weekly update as another way to hold myself accountable
  3. Track my progress as a way to look back on my accomplishments post-race! 🙂

I plan on being as honest as possible about the ups and downs of a training season, and what it takes to physically and mentally prepare yourself for a marathon (or try at least!) So to start…