I told you to stay tuned in my last post, so I should probably give an update on my 10-week marathon training plan. It’s not overly aggressive on the miles but the weight loss plan is unusual for me. Running that Austin marathon in the winter wasn’t great at 185 pounds. I’m currently at 170.

That’s a 15 pound weight loss by week 5 with a fairly even 3 pounds per week. On paper, I’ll be under 160 by race day, but I expect the weight loss to plateau. Dieting has taken as much if not more focus than the running. I couldn’t do it if Karen wasn’t monitoring me on the Weight Watchers app.

Running at 170 feels so good. I ran under a 10 minute pace for my 20 miler on Saturday and felt strong the entire time. That’s fast for me. I’m confident right now I’ll be able to break 4 hours with a 9 minutes pace in May. I ran a 9.5 minute pace for Austin. My goal is even faster. An 8.5 minute pace would be competitive for the podium.

Stay tuned.