Baltimore Bound! Training Update:

Just 16 days left until the Baltimore Running Festival. I've set a pretty ambitious goal for myself of 03:30:00. Last Saturday was my last of two 20 mile runs which left me somewhat discouraged. I tried to run it at a somewhat faster pace than usual, but it still took me just over three hours. I decided that I would train for this marathon only three days a week instead of my usual four or five day training for my last three marathons. Although I've only been running three days a week, I have been running a lot smarter and at a quicker pace. I'll have to wait and see if it actually works for or against me. I still have three more weeks to go, so I plan on incorporating some tempo runs and hill work for the remainder of my training. It will be my first marathon since the Charlottesville Marathon last April, so I'm really looking forward to race day.