Workouts - November 23, 2015
This will be a quick post. I haven't had the greatest fitness week, so I think I'll just summarize and move on. Everyone has weeks like this, I'm sure.
Monday: 5 @ 9:30 in the park. The first three miles were with my dog, then I took her home and did another two at 8:30 pace. My dog is a bit slower so the average pace ended up being pretty mellow.
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: 8 @ 9:06 on the treadmill, as a little progression. I hit a milestone by running my 1200th mile for the year! My track club gives free "1200 Mile Club" jackets to members who accomplish this, so I'm stoked to get one. I'm a little surprised I pulled it off, considering I took time off in spring.
Thursday: Rest
Friday: 3 @ 8:33 on the treadmill, just a little shakeout before my Saturday race.
Saturday: 13.1 @ 8:37. This was the Magnolia Marathon Half, where my official time was 1:52:45. The race hurt SO BAD and I'm still processing it. My heart rate data tells me it was my hardest run in over six months. Last month, I ran a half marathon (the infamously short course one in Chattanooga) at an 8:12 pace. Just a week ago, I did a 12-mile training run at an 8:21 pace. McMillan predicts my half marathon finish time should be 1:46 ish (based on recent 5k and 10k times). I have my theories about what happened, and I plan to do a race recap later in the week. Stay tuned, because it's bound to be a sob story.
Sunday: Rest, a lot of stretching and rehab work, icing, and crying.
Totals: 29.1 miles of running, three rest days.
Monday: 5 @ 9:30 in the park. The first three miles were with my dog, then I took her home and did another two at 8:30 pace. My dog is a bit slower so the average pace ended up being pretty mellow.
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: 8 @ 9:06 on the treadmill, as a little progression. I hit a milestone by running my 1200th mile for the year! My track club gives free "1200 Mile Club" jackets to members who accomplish this, so I'm stoked to get one. I'm a little surprised I pulled it off, considering I took time off in spring.
Thursday: Rest
Friday: 3 @ 8:33 on the treadmill, just a little shakeout before my Saturday race.
Saturday: 13.1 @ 8:37. This was the Magnolia Marathon Half, where my official time was 1:52:45. The race hurt SO BAD and I'm still processing it. My heart rate data tells me it was my hardest run in over six months. Last month, I ran a half marathon (the infamously short course one in Chattanooga) at an 8:12 pace. Just a week ago, I did a 12-mile training run at an 8:21 pace. McMillan predicts my half marathon finish time should be 1:46 ish (based on recent 5k and 10k times). I have my theories about what happened, and I plan to do a race recap later in the week. Stay tuned, because it's bound to be a sob story.
Sunday: Rest, a lot of stretching and rehab work, icing, and crying.
Totals: 29.1 miles of running, three rest days.
Comments
I think your fitness and running base is there, I just don't think you had enough recovery time from your last long run...
Also if your still on the fence on the marathon, I say go for it. You have a great base.
There was a lot more going on with the race that I think I'll save for a recap. But the course was very hilly and my pacing was terrible. I agreed to pace my husband for portions of his race (full marathon) and that meant I had a really fast start and blew up. No regrets, though...he won fourth overall in the marathon.
Also, I went into this week knowing I would really need my fitness to be on point, so when I saw the training plan, I was like "no taper? no prob." Dumb.