Marathon training at four weeks – Sacrifices and results!

One of the mental tactics I’ve used during workouts for some time is to break them down into percentages in the middle of the grind.  For example, if I’m in a 45-minute Peloton class, then 15 minutes in, I tell myself that I’m one-third through it.  I continue that at various intervals throughout the workout to make it feel shorter.  One of the most important ways to use that is with running.  A 10-mile run is easier when I think of it in segments.  After five miles, all I have to do is do that same thing once more.  When I have two miles left, having only 20 percent remaining makes it feel like I am already near the finish line.  But this percentage thing can apply not only to a single workout, but also to a long-term training plan such as what I’m in the middle of right now in working towards the NYC Marathon.