Average Training Log/Thread - Just Keeping Track

March 25th - March 31st

Happy early Easter

Miles = 101
Monday: 8 Miles - 8:00
Tuesday: 8 Miles - 7:46, 12 Miles - 7:16
Wednesday: 8 Miles - 7:45, 13 Miles = 2 up - 7:57 -> 8 Miles - 6:33 = 600 (6:07, 6:03, 5:58, 6:06, 6:05, 6:04, 6:06, 6:04) / 600 (6:04, 5:58, 5:54, 5:57, 5:52, 5:52, 5:50, 5:51) / 400J -> 3 Down - 8:14
Thursday: 6.3 Miles - 7:32, 12.9 Miles - 7:14
Friday: 12 Miles - 7:37
Saturday: 18 Miles - 6:40 = 2 Up -> 3 x 3 mile (6:16, 6:18, 6:19) (6:19, 6:19, 6:17) (6:20, 6:16, 5:58) / 1 mile (7:04, 7:08, 7:06) -> 4 Down
Sunday: 3 Miles

April 1st - April 7th

Wednesday workout was moved to Thursday so I could try and hang on to someone else during their workout for mine. They ended up not being able to come so I was solo in the cold. Pleasantly surprised after the hard 5k effort, last year this time it was a few seconds faster but was also down a hill dropping nearly 200ft. Flat this time and I wasn't too destroyed to double and workout again in two days. Saturday workout only had one gel on me.

Supposed to be hitting 85, but with a now birthday party and 5:00 am wakeup to work tomorrow I can't say I won't just force an hour on a treadmill and sleep immediately after 3:00pm.

Nothing next until Boston. This has been a very consistent build, and I think it's made me learn I can recover and run more than I thought possible. Lots of fun and has made me very good at time management which has helped at work immensely.
Miles = 83-85
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 5 miles - 7:42, 12 Miles - 7:19
Wednesday: 8 Miles - 7:21, 6 Miles - 7:55
Thursday: 8 Miles - 6:58 = WU -> 5k hard effort - 5:40 (5:45, 5:38, 5:41, 5:12) -> Down to 8, 6 Miles - 7:53
Friday: 8 Miles - 7:51, 6 Miles - 7:31
Saturday: 16 Miles = 3 Up -> 4 Miles @ GMP (6:18-6:14) -> Easy to 16
Sunday: 8-10 Miles

3:06

Not my day. A couple weeks off and move on.

thank you for everything Boston. You are never a bad time. From the college crowds to the kids and everything in between, you make marathoning worth while.

Week before Boston

Miles = 65
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 12 miles - 7:17
Wednesday: 10.3 Miles - 7:17 = Up -> 20 min @ MP -> 4 x 30” hard efforts -> down, 4 Miles - 7:46
Thursday: 12 Miles - 7:28
Friday: 8 Miles - 7:55
Saturday: 6 Miles - 7:47
Sunday: 3 Miles - 9:50

The rest of the week off then maybe shorter runs next week.

Thought a lot about the result of this race against this build. Second marathon in a row where I crumbled at the end. I don’t think I could have done anything more, better, or in addition to what I was already doing.

I took my afternoon to be disappointment and moved on. It isn’t the first time, it won’t be the last, but one of my closest friends had told me that those who stick around long enough will see the results. So I’ll just stick around.