Week 25: 473.5 Miles Down

Each training week gets slightly more challenging, as I up the distance and pace. But it's not like I can push a button and automatically go slightly faster than my 10K pace or 30 seconds slower than my marathon pace. So I've gone by instinct, which is to say, I've gone faster.

The sensational second week:

Tuesday – Getting the hang of running fast and respirating right: 4.5 miles; warm-up, 4 x 2 min. speed bursts, cool-down

Thursday - 6 miles around Logan and Palmer Squares, and the 8:30/mile tempo is completely manageable; 2 miles easy, 2 miles tempo, 2 miles easy. Maybe I should aim higher?

Saturday - Long run at marathon pace + 15 sec = 9:24/mile. I catually went out faster, got even faster in miles 4-6, then held back in the final of my 9 miles, ended up at a 9:18 pace, on a humid morning where the drizzle in the last 1/2 mile was a welcome site.

Week 25: 19.5 miles

YTD: 473.5 miles
On pace for: 990 miles

Each training week gets slightly more challenging, as I up the distance and pace. But it's not like I can push a button and automatically go slightly faster than my 10K pace or 30 seconds slower than my marathon pace. So I've gone by instinct, which is to say, I've gone faster.

The sensational second week:

Tuesday – Getting the hang of running fast and respirating right: 4.5 miles; warm-up, 4 x 2 min. speed bursts, cool-down

YTD: 473.5 miles
On pace for: 990 miles