Marathon training is officially underway! While the “summer of speed” was decidedly less speedy than originally anticipated, I gained at least *some* fitness and laid a solid foundation upon which to begin the marathon build. Ultimately that was the goal!
Week of August 14 – August 20
Monday: 6 miles easy (86° w/ dew point of 81°)
Tuesday: 7 miles easy (84° w/ dew point of 81°)
Wednesday: 9 miles w/ quality (72° w/ dew point of 69°)
Thursday: 10 miles easy (69° w/ dew point of 60°) + 45 minutes of Pilates
Friday: 8 miles easy (73° w/ dew point of 64°)
Saturday: 8 miles easy (78° w/ dew point of 72°) + 3 mile stroller walk
Sunday: 14 miles w/ quality (77° w/ dew point of 72°) + 3 mile stroller walk
Wednesday’s workout was a 3 mile warm up, 12 X 1:00 at threshold pace w/ 1:00 recoveries and a 2 mile cool down. This one was meant to be a simple way of easing back into things with some work a threshold pace. The goal was between 6:00-6:10 for the intervals and 7:30-7:40 for the recoveries. I averaged 5:58 & 7:20, respectively. I got super lucky weather wise, as we got some rain and a “cool front” came though! The temperature + dew point combo of 141 felt like fall compared to the previous days of 165+!
Sunday’s workout was a 4 mile warm up, 6 miles at marathon pace and a 4 mile cool down. The goal marathon pace for this one was 6:50-7:00. I averaged 6:47! I practiced fueling by taking a Huma gel at mile four and mile eight.
Total – 69 miles (63 miles running and 6 miles of walking with the little man in the stroller)
Week of August 21 – August 27
Monday: 7 miles easy (80° w/ dew point of 73°)
Tuesday: 8 miles easy (75° w/ dew point of 68°)
Wednesday: 7.5 miles easy (90° w/ dew point of 75°) + 45 minutes of Pilates
Thursday: 9 miles w/ quality (78° w/ dew point of 70°)
Friday: 10 miles easy (74° w/ dew point of 72°)
Saturday: 8 miles easy (81° w/ dew point of 76°) + 3 mile stroller walk
Sunday: 15 miles w/ quality (78° w/ dew point of 74°) + 3 mile stroller walk
Wednesday’s workout was a 3 mile warm up, 10 X 1:30 at 5k pace w/ 1:15 recoveries and a 2 mile cool down. The goal pace for the intervals was 5:40 and I ended up averaging 5:47. This one looked a tad bit intimidating on paper, so I eased into the intervals and ended up feeling GREAT! The average pace for the first 5 was 5:54 and the average pace for the last 5 was exactly 5:40. Good pacing practice for sure.
Sunday’s workout was an “up-tempo” long run. I ran on a decently hilly route (as I know CIM has some rollers) and practiced fueling by taking a Maurten gel at mile four and mile eight. Oddly enough, my goal pace was 7:20 and I averaged exactly 7:20! The splits were all over the place, but somehow the average was right on point.
Total – 71 miles (65 miles running and 6 miles of walking with the little man in the stroller)