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Lessons Learned from Summer Training

August 31, 2017 by MCM Mama 3 Comments

Lessons Learned from Summer Training

In the month of August, I ran 148.9 miles total. Yes, it did pain me not to run 1.1 more miles, but I also knew I was doing a long run on September 1, so didn't feel like pushing past my training plan. Anyways, I've only run more miles in a month 6 times before- and only one of those was during a summer month. I'm just thankful that while I've had some really awful hot runs, much of August has not been as hot as the typical Virginia summer. Here are my lessons learned from this summer. Some of them are not new, but I always need a reminder... Humidity WILL slow you down. How much depends on the humidity level, the temperature, and how much you personally are affected by it.  If I look up what a certain heat and humidity are going … [Read more...]

Filed Under: running Tagged With: Friday Five, marathon training, Marine Corps Marathon, summer training

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