Hi there! Here is what training looked like this week:
Monday – 6.3 mile run (8:35 pace)
- Temperature: 71℉
- Humidity: 62%
- Gotta love a good 70+ degree day in late November! Dressing for warm running is just so. much. easier. Throw on shorts and a tank top and you are good to go.
- I ran from home in the afternoon before picking up Ward from school and before picking up our CHRISTMAS TREE! In the past I’ve not gotten super into decorating and shopping for Christmas, but this year I am all. about. it!
Tuesday – 9.3 mile run (7:50 pace)
- Temperature: 64℉
- Humidity: 98%
- I headed out for a sailboat loop Tuesday morning and finished the run up with 6 X 30 second strides.
- I was freezing inside before I headed outside to run and as a result, I was way overdressed for this one!
Wednesday – 11.0 mile run (8:15 pace)
- Temperature: 79℉
- Humidity: N/A (indoors)
- Wednesday’s workout was a two mile warm up, five miles at marathon pace, a five minute recovery, four by 200 hard with 200 recoveries and a two mile cool down.
- We woke up to terrible storms Wednesday morning, so the treadmill was my best (i.e., only) option.
- The idea was to ease back into speedwork with some marathon paced (MP) work. The goal pace for the MP miles was 6:20-6:25, which was based off of a 1:20 half marathon. Sub-1:20 is my big goal for the half marathons I have coming up! After the 10 mile race I ran a few weeks ago, I think this should be a fairly reasonable goal.
- My splits for the MP miles (which I believe are a tad quicker than actual due to inevitable treadmill variances) were 6:21, 6:19, 6:17, 6:14 and 6:13. I felt smooth and controlled!
- 200s on the treadmill are quite tricky. I basically just cranked the treadmill up as fast as it would go and ran for 40 seconds. I did a minute and twenty seconds for the recoveries and started speeding back up to my pace after one minute each time so that the treadmill was up to full speed by the time the interval started.
Thursday – 8.0 mile run (8:10 pace)
- Temperature: 57℉
- Humidity: 34%
- I got in another sailboat loop on Thursday afternoon. It’s nice when the traffic allows me to venture out passed our road. The back and forth can get a little bit monotonous.
Friday – 7.0 mile run (8:10 pace)
- Temperature: 46℉
- Humidity: 87%
- I ran at the mall Friday morning. Again, very nice to vary the route up even a little bit. My legs felt nice and recovered from Wednesday’s workout. If I’m going to be sore post-workout, it usually hits me two days later instead of the day after.
Saturday – 8.0 mile run (8:20 pace)
- Temperature: 65℉
- Humidity: 92%
- Saturday’s workout was a three mile warm up, 3 X 800, 4 X 400, 3 X 800 and a two mile cool down.
- I hadn’t been to the track in a couple of weeks and I was happy to be back! The track always just seems to make me feel fast. I love it!
- My goal pace for the 800s was 5:50-5:55 and my goal pace for the 400s was 5:25-5:30.
- Splits were 2:55, 2:56, 2:53, 83, 81, 82, 82, 2:53, 2:53, 2:50.
- After running a bit quicker on the 400s, the second set of 800s felt so much easier!
Sunday – 6.0 mile run (8:10 pace)
- Temperature: 71℉
- Humidity: 80%
- I ended up bumping my long run back a day. We were out late (for us!) Saturday night and my motivation to get up early and get a long run in just wasn’t there. Rebecca was sick too, so I decided to capitalize on the opportunity to sleep in (well … as much as you can with a 9 month old).
Weekly Total – 57.8 miles (7:45 pace)
Thanks for following along! Talk to you guys soon.