P90X Marathon Training - Week 4

Another week done, and month 1 in the books! I can honestly say that my legs are feeling stronger than ever. I haven't really had a chance to see if my race pace has gone up, since most of my runs have been tempo to easy, comfortable long runs on the weekends, but I must say that my pace on my long runs have been pretty steady, and my post run recovery has been surprisingly fast.

Here was my Week 4 running schedule. As you can see, I went about 10 miles over my recommended training schedule, and I only do this based on how I feel. I only go over my schedule if I am feeling over 100%, and if I am not feeling it, then I will just do the minimum mileage as posted on my Nike Marathon Training App. My goal is to eventually run 50-60 miles "comfortably" per week leading up to about 2 weeks before the Walt Disney World Marathon on January 16th, 2016.

Nike Running App - Marathon Training (intermediate)

Here are some of my P90X workouts that I did during my week 4 training schedule. If you haven't read my previous posts about my workouts, I am incorporating P90X workouts into my running schedule to keep my upper body strength and maintain muscle mass. I will also be participating in various obstacle course racing events, so upper body strength (overall fitness) is very important. The workouts that I do include P90X, Body Beast, T25, Insanity, Asylum, and some PIYO.

Day 1, Week 4

6 mile trail run + Focus T25 Lower Focus Workout

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Day 3, Week 4

10 mile trail run + P90X Chest and Back Workout

Day 5, Week 4

5 miler + P90X Shoulders and Arms

Day 6, Week 4

12+ miles (actually did 13 miles that day) 

Kale Salad with Chicken and a Cup of Fresh Fruit after my long Saturday run

Sono Cafe - Downtown Tampa

To wrap up Week 4, it was great. My long run on Saturday killed me because of the scorching heat! I learned to never do that again, and from this point on, I will be starting my long runs very early in the morning before the crack of dawn! The Florida heat kills my breathing and my motivation. I wanted to give up a couple times during my long run, but I kept on going, and I'm glad that I did, otherwise I would've finished my run on a treadmill at the gym, and I'm not a fan of the treadmill unless I am doing a short run, speed work, or hill repeats.

All is well, and week 5 is in full effect! =) Feel free to connect with me on Facebook here.



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Shaun T LIVE 4th of July Workout - 2014

I woke up this morning and did the LIVE Shaun T 4th of July Workout (15 minutes), and it was a great full body workout to start the day! I plan to do a BODY BEAST workout later, and then enjoy the rest of the day with my family. Hope you all have an AWESOME July 4th! =) Enjoy my video!

Shaun T LIVE 4th of July Workout - 2014



I also did a little face-timing with my daughter and her little MINI =), aren't they so cute!!

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T25 Dynamic Core + Insanity Asylum Relief Hybrid Workout

Just finished my Sunday workout, in which I decided to do a hybrid Focus T25 Dynamic Core (25 minutes) workout along with a much needed Insanity Asylum Relief stretch (27 minutes).

I enjoyed this Dynamic Core workout because it focuses on not just the front core, but also your back core, which is one of the toughest parts of my body to workout. And the fact that it was only 25 minutes, that was a plus too!

There were a lot of leg lifting core workouts, which is perfect if you are trying to work your lower abs, like me! The lower abs are the hardest abdominal to shred, and I am determined to get them! =)

My balance is terrible as well LOL, but it has fortunately gotten much better I am proud to say =). T25 Dynamic Core has some balance movements which really focus your core, as well as your whole body. I would have to say that these types of balance movements definitely have helped me with numerous balance obstacles at the Spartan Races, and other obstacle course race events.

Oh did I mention that when it comes to core exercises which involve my hip flexors, I cry like a baby, yeah I know, more YOGA! =)

I would have to say that the combination of the T25 Dynamic Core followed by the Asylum Relief stretch workout was money! The exercise that you see me doing above is actually pretty tough for me because my chest is so big! =) ha ha!

My hammies always feel tight, so I have to continuously stretch them out. It might be because I'm getting older =), but I doubt it!  It does feel really good though every time I stretch them out though, and I think it makes me run faster! Here's my tip of the day: just don't forget to stretch, it's helped me in more ways then one! If you can do yoga, then that's even better!!

And if you didn't notice, cats dig me! What can I say =)

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