We're 6 weeks away from race day - it's time to kick it into high gear.
| Date | Saturday January 1st |
| Plan | am - 30 miles pm - nothing |
| Outcome | 5am - 49F. Did the 30 miles in 4:16:39 (8:33 average pace), including a 3:40 for the marathon distance. |
| Date | Sunday January 2nd |
| Plan | am - 15 miles pm - Yoga |
| Outcome | 7:30am - 28F, brrrr. As I ran 15 on Friday and 30 yesterday I opted to enjoy an extra hour in bed this morning instead of the road portion, and just do a hard pace run on trail instead. It worked as I ran the technical and hilly 5 mile Ken's loop in just under 50 minutes. I attacked all the uphills and it felt wonderful - no soreness at all from yesterday. pm - no yoga tonight thanks to a combination of the Ashes cricket and a rather nice bottle of pinot noir |
| Date | Monday January 3rd |
| Plan | am - Nothing pm - Strength workout (1 hour) |
| Outcome | pm - did my hour of strength and ab work |
| Date | Tuesday January 4th |
| Plan | am - 10 miles pm - Strength workout (1 hour) |
| Outcome | 4:30am - 50F, nice. Ran 10 miles in 1:15:23 (7:32 average). Ran relaxed and felt great pm - nope, busy smoking a brisket and making dessert for my dad's birthday |
| Date | Wednesday January 5th |
| Plan | am - nothing pm - Bicycle trainer (30 minutes) |
| Outcome | nope - celebrated my dad's birthday instead |
| Date | Thursday January 6th |
| Plan | am - 8 miles pm - Yoga (1 hour) |
| Outcome | Nope - that's three days in a row I've skipped. Naughty me!!! |
| Date | Friday January 7th |
| Plan | am - 8 miles pm - Nothing |
| Outcome | 5am - 44F. Finally got back to a workout. Ran a nice 8 miler around Mueller. |
2 comments:
3 consecutive 30s. That's something I should have considered. Instead I did 30/15/40/20 with back to backs on the next day after the long run. I am not sure if I am doing things "right" or not. Guess we will find out in a few weeks! LOL
Happy New Year, Mark!
Hey Karen. Have faith in your plan - it sounds pretty solid to me. I'm sure the 30 and the 40 will set you up for a great race.
And a Happy New Year to you too!!!
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