There is no good reason I am combining these marathons in one post. This year was a transition year as I started a Masters program and my time both for training and writing was greatly diminished. I will say, the extra challenge was thrilling and I am about to finish both my MBA and this Daf Yomi cycle together.
The past 5 marathons had their ups and downs. The down side was evident in the lack of training time as my completion times edged back up past 4 hours and even had two events that injury or health was a serious consideration. On the positive side, I also completed many more triathlons and added another 1/2 Ironman event during this time.
I see this period as a transition period as the Daf Yomi cycle is nearing it's completion so I have been focusing my time more on expanding into triathlon events. Once this cycle is complete in January 2020 (just weeks away at this point), I will continue to run marathons on occasion but focus more on triathlon events.
To celebrate the Siyum, I am hosting a running event in my area: