(Originally published on Medium in Fit Yourself Club) Intro If you are reading this, then you either must be considering training for a marathon, want to compare your experience with mine, or you are just curious about what it’s like. No matter the reason, I hope you find this article interesting. The Experience I have been through 3 marathon training cycles, and all I can say is that the first

This is the third marathon that I’ve trained for, and by far, this is the best training cycle I’ve had.  I did have some runs where I didn’t feel great but overall, I couldn’t ask for better performance.  My last 22 miler was unexpectedly great.  Don’t get me wrong, I was winded and tired after 22 miles and wondered how I would be able to go 4 more miles if

I cannot believe that the Chicago Marathon is less than 40 days away now.  August was a big mileage month for me and probably the most I’ve run in one month.    I almost ran every run on the schedule except for a Friday 10 miler due to illness.  Here are the highlights of training for August. Sleep and Priorities are Important I missed a 10 mile run because I