Hi friends!!
Well, it has been 3 weeks since my last training update….so I guess it is time for another little recap!
Training continues to go better than I could imagine. I am staying focused, motivated, and continuing to run faster times and higher mileage weeks than ever before.
The last few weeks have looked like this:
Week of September 2nd…
Monday: Off
Tuesday: 10 miles at 8:05 pace. Ran hard on the hills. Didn’t count how many hills I hit, but it felt like a lot!
Wednesday: 7 miles at 8:50 pace. Post work run, which felt really hard. Ran with Ramsey, which was really nice!
Thursday: 5.2 miles at 8:02 pace. 2 mile warm up, 8x1min interval sprints, with 1min rest in between each. This run was SUPER hard because I am not used to running at a sprint. Crazy how “slow” your speed can feel during marathon training!
Friday: 5 miles at recovery pace – 9:30.
Saturday: Off
Sunday: Broadway Bridge Half Marathon! 13.1 miles at 7:52 pace. Read the recap here.
Total mileage: 40.2
This was a “recovery” week due to the half marathon on Sunday. This was also one of my lowest mileage weeks during training.
So thankful we can run together!
Week of September 9th…
Monday: Off
Tuesday: 5.25 miles at 9:08 pace. Recovery run following the Broadway Bridge Half.
Wednesday: 10 miles at 8:11 pace. Ran 6 miles hard, with hill sprints and half mile tempos. This was a really hard run, but still felt like a really great workout!
Thursday: Long Run! 16 miles at 8:26 overall pace. Ran about 8 miles at Marathon Goal pace. The rest around 9 minute miles.
Friday: 5 miles at 9:30 pace. Recovery run with Ramsey. Best way to start the day!
Saturday: 8 miles at 8:15 pace.
Sunday: Plaza 10k!! PR ALERT! 6.2 miles at 6:45 pace. Plus 1.5 mile warm up.
Total Mileage: 52
I knew I would be running the Plaza 10k hard on Sunday, so I adjusted the week accordingly. Overall, it was a pretty intense week and I continued to feel the effects of the half marathon for most of it.
Post long run bliss!
Week of September 16th…
Monday: Off
Tuesday: 10.5 miles in the rain, at 8:11 pace. 2 mile warm up, 3×2 miles hard with one mile cool down in between each set. Mile splits for my hard miles: 7:37,7:39,7:39,7:29,7:31,7:36. Plan said my splits should be 7:30, but I was struggling to hit that…I was happy with what I was able to pull off though, considering my legs were pretty tired from Plaza 10k.
Wednesday: 7 miles recovery at 9:17 pace.
Thursday: Long Run! 18.2 miles at 8:37 pace. Plan called for all miles at 8:30 pace. I ran 11 miles around 8:15, and 7 miles around 8:45 pace. Even though my overall pace wasn’t exactly what I needed, I still think this was overall a great run.
Friday: Off
Saturday: 4.2 miles at 9:00 pace. Super relaxed run, and one of those days when I was thinking the entire time – “I love to run” 🙂
Sunday: 11.33 miles at 8:01 pace. Got up and ran with my friend, Krista. She was doing her long run for the week, so I joined her for the last 11 miles. Gorgeous morning with some really great hills and solid paced miles.
Total Mileage: 51.3 miles
This week was supposed to be a 60 mile week, but it just didn’t really work out with my “life” schedule. Sometimes life will get in the way of marathon training!
Rainy run. I was SOAKED!!
How is your training going?? Please, tell me about it!!
xo,
Ali
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