Mon: AM - 10 miles easy with one mile of 100m strides, 100m jog (7:13); PM - 5 miles easy (7:40)
Tue: AM - 10 miles easy (7:12); PM - 5.1 miles easy (7:56)
Wed: AM - 10 miles with 2x2 miles tempo with 1/2 mile jog. The goal was to run the first 2 miles tempo at 5:15 pace and then the second at 5:05 pace. The first two miles actually didn't feel too bad and was able to complete it in 10:26 (5:13, 5:13). The second 2 miles, however, was very tough. I came through the mile in 5:03. I was hurting pretty good and even doubted myself that I could run another mile at 5:05. So, I decided to take a very short rest before proceeding with the last mile. Ended up running a 5:07 for the last mile. PM - 6 miles easy (7:20)
Thu: AM - 8.4 miles easy (7:41). Yesterday was 66 degrees and sunny, and 12 hours later it's 30 deg and snowy! PM - 4.7 miles easy (7:38)
Fri: 8 miles easy with 8x20s pick-ups (7:19); big workout tomorrow, so only one run for the day.
Sat: 20.1 miles with first 6 miles at 6:15, 6 miles of 3:00 at 5:30 pace, 2:00 at 6:15 pace, 1 mile jog, 6 miles at 5:45, 1 mile cool-down. (5:59 overall avg). Tough long run workout. The first 6 miles moderate (37:09, 6:11 pace) felt nice and comfortable. After the moderate 6 miles, I rolled right into the fartlek workout, which I programmed into my watch as 7x3:00/2:00. With the prescribed paces (5:30/6:15), the 7 repeats put me at 6 miles (6.08 to be exact). The fartlek went really well for the first 5 repeats. It wasn't until the last two repeats that the paces started to feel tough and the legs feeling like bricks. During the mile jog, I thought to myself "how in the world was I going to run 6 more miles at 5:45 on heavy and tired legs." It turned out that my legs were able to handle the 6 miles at MP effort. I ran the 6 miles in 34:05 with the mile splits at 5:38, 5:42, 5:40, 5:41, 5:41, and 5:40.
Sun: AM - 8 miles easy (7:41); PM - 4 miles easy (8:10)
Weekly Total: 100.3 miles on 12 runs/ 7 days
This was the toughest training week so far of my Boston Marathon training cycle. The volume is down a little (though, I still hit triple digits), but Saturday's workout made up for it.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Monday, February 06, 2017
January 30 - February 5 Training
Mon: AM - 8.3 miles easy with 8x20s pickups (7:04); PM - 5 miles very easy (8:19)
Tue: AM - 15 miles including 3 miles tempo at sub 5:30, 1 mile easy, 4x1/2 mile uphill, 2x1/2 mile downhill with jog down/up recovery. This was a long morning at the office. Ran the 3 mile tempo in 16:17 (5:24, 5:25, 5:28) with the first 1.75 miles on the track and the remaining 1.25 miles on the road. The last mile felt tough because of a slight gradual increase in elevation. After the tempo, I jogged a mile to the golf course, where I ran some hill repeats at tempo effort. Man, running 1/2 mile uphill repeats is no joke! Ran 2:42, 2:44, 2:44, and 2:42 for the uphills and then two downhill repeats at 4:50 pace (2:25, 2:25). PM - 5 mile easy (8:02); a 20-mile training day.
Wed: AM - 10 miles easy (7:06); felt lazy early in the run, smooth for the middle miles, and tired in the end. PM - 5 miles including APFT 2-mile in 10:30. I had my Army Physical Fitness Test, which to be honest, I wasn't expecting much for the push-ups and sit-ups. I haven't done much muscular endurance workouts over the last six months, so I would have been happy if I knocked out 80 push-ups/sit-ups. I exceeded my expectations and cranked out 100 push-ups and 95 sit-ups. For the 2-mile, I ran at a hard tempo effort finishing in 10:30 (5:20, 5:10).
Thu: AM - 8.3 miles easy (7:12); upper body and abs are tight and sore from the APFT. PM - 5.2 miles easy (7:33)
Fri: AM - 10 miles including 12x400 at 70-72 with 200 slow jog. 400 splits were 72, 71, 72, 71, 70, 71, 71, 70, 69, 69, 69, & 70. I actually ran a 69 for the last rep but stopped my watch a little passed the line. PM - 5 miles easy (8:25)
Sat: 22 miles long run (6:51); Nothing spectacular about this long run. I ran a workout yesterday, so the main purpose of this long run was spending time on my feet. Did two loops of a 10-mile loop that included some flats, uphills and downhills. The uphill was a long 2 mile climb from 6.5 to 8.5 miles and 16.5 to 18.5. Running the hill on the 2nd loop was a bit tough, but it was a good simulation of the Newton Hills (in terms of the mile markers).
Sun: AM - 8 miles easy (7:10); PM - 3.1 miles easy (8:05)
Weekly Total: 110.3 miles on 13 runs/ 7 days. This was my highest weekly mileage since March 2011. It's also my 5th 100+ mile week of this Boston Marathon training cycle.
Tue: AM - 15 miles including 3 miles tempo at sub 5:30, 1 mile easy, 4x1/2 mile uphill, 2x1/2 mile downhill with jog down/up recovery. This was a long morning at the office. Ran the 3 mile tempo in 16:17 (5:24, 5:25, 5:28) with the first 1.75 miles on the track and the remaining 1.25 miles on the road. The last mile felt tough because of a slight gradual increase in elevation. After the tempo, I jogged a mile to the golf course, where I ran some hill repeats at tempo effort. Man, running 1/2 mile uphill repeats is no joke! Ran 2:42, 2:44, 2:44, and 2:42 for the uphills and then two downhill repeats at 4:50 pace (2:25, 2:25). PM - 5 mile easy (8:02); a 20-mile training day.
Wed: AM - 10 miles easy (7:06); felt lazy early in the run, smooth for the middle miles, and tired in the end. PM - 5 miles including APFT 2-mile in 10:30. I had my Army Physical Fitness Test, which to be honest, I wasn't expecting much for the push-ups and sit-ups. I haven't done much muscular endurance workouts over the last six months, so I would have been happy if I knocked out 80 push-ups/sit-ups. I exceeded my expectations and cranked out 100 push-ups and 95 sit-ups. For the 2-mile, I ran at a hard tempo effort finishing in 10:30 (5:20, 5:10).
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Fri: AM - 10 miles including 12x400 at 70-72 with 200 slow jog. 400 splits were 72, 71, 72, 71, 70, 71, 71, 70, 69, 69, 69, & 70. I actually ran a 69 for the last rep but stopped my watch a little passed the line. PM - 5 miles easy (8:25)
Sat: 22 miles long run (6:51); Nothing spectacular about this long run. I ran a workout yesterday, so the main purpose of this long run was spending time on my feet. Did two loops of a 10-mile loop that included some flats, uphills and downhills. The uphill was a long 2 mile climb from 6.5 to 8.5 miles and 16.5 to 18.5. Running the hill on the 2nd loop was a bit tough, but it was a good simulation of the Newton Hills (in terms of the mile markers).
Sun: AM - 8 miles easy (7:10); PM - 3.1 miles easy (8:05)
Weekly Total: 110.3 miles on 13 runs/ 7 days. This was my highest weekly mileage since March 2011. It's also my 5th 100+ mile week of this Boston Marathon training cycle.
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