Marathon Training – Day 128

Orla roared laughing when I told her what I did for training today, which I thought was a little mean, but makes me think you will probably have the same sort of reaction. Again, it’s worth stressing, my right leg is still injured and I have to be very careful with it for a while [...]

Marathon Training – Day 82

Ryan Phillips – Marathon Training for the Dublin City Marathon 2010 – Day 82 – Saturday 16 January 2010
After a rest day yesterday, it was back to the threadmill today. I know I’m not supposed to be on the threadmill at all, because I should really be in grass when I’m starting out in particular, [...]

Marathon Training – Day 81

Ryan Phillips – Marathon Training – Day 81 – Friday 15 January 2010
Today was another day off from Marathon Training. Or, as I should properly call it, a rest day. Having done the 3 mile jog on the threadmill yesterday, my legs are a bit tired, but not injured or feeling too shabby so that’s [...]

Marathon Training – Day 10

Thursday 5 November 2009
Well, it was always likely to happen, and today it did!! I fell off the training wagon. I had taken last Sunday off, and justified it as a day of rest. That’s fine, that’s allowed. Tonight, I let bad form get the better of me, and I did no training. It wasn’t [...]

Marathon Training – Day 6

Look, anyone will tell you that an important aspect of any training programme is incorporating rest days. So today was a rest day, where no exercise whatsoever was undertaken. Does anybody know for sure when the correct time to weigh yourself is? My weight can differ by 4-6lbs depending on the time of day, and [...]