Goal: Stay healthy
Goal Race: Philly Marathon (11/23)
Goal Time: sub-2:50
Marathon Training Week 2 of 18
M – 5mi recovery (8:29). Strides.
T – 10mi, including 12x400m (:81/avg) w/400m recovery jogs (2:12/avg)
Splits: 85 83 82 82 81 81 81 81 80 82 80 74
W – 4mi easy treadmill (8:09)
Th – 6mi easy (7:53)
F – 8mi easy (7:39) // 3mi easy (8:00). Strides
Sa – 13mi total (1:30:48), including 11mi moderate 6:48/avg (6:43-:56/mi)
Su – 7mi, as 3:00 Kenyan shuffle, strides, 6.6mi easy (7:29)
Weekly Total: 56 miles
YTD Total: 1389 miles
Second solid week in a row for me. First track workout of the cycle went well on Tuesday. Eased into the pace (~5K effort), found a great rhythm, and then practiced running the last one fast with good form. I had some weird virus Wednesday/Thursday which gave me a sore throat and left me feeling a little run-down, so I ditched a planned double on Wednesday in favor of extra sleep.
Felt much better by the end of the week, and I survived my longer session on Saturday despite REALLY high humidity. The first 2/3 of that run was comfortable, but I was starting to cook the last 1/3, and while I was able to sustain the same pace, the perceived effort definitely increased. Still, I know my endurance is on the right track. Next week’s first marathon pace tempo of the cycle will be an even better indicator.
Hope everyone else had a great week.