Week 12 of Marathon Training: Oct 26 – Nov 1

Time to reset – I ended up making a revised 7 week plan to take me to the marathon.  I doubt I will be able to break the 4 hour mark, but hopefully I will be able to complete unlike last year.  Once I take the pressure off (of the Sub4 goal), everything gets easier.  And I’m sure the cooler weather helps!

Monday – 5 miles (44:53).  I went out with the plan to run 5 miles easy.  My stride was somewhat choppy in the beginning and it felt like I was moving super slow, so I was extremely surprised by my times.  9:17, 9:00, 9:00, 8:53 & 8:42.

Tuesday – Elliptical: 30 minutes and Body Pump!

Wednesday – Lunch: 3 miles (26:53).  First mile was a warm up in 9:37 and the last two miles had some speed work thrown in at an 8:00 pace with a 9:20 recovery pace.  Group Run: 4 miles (39:18 – the first 2 were 10+ min pace and the last 2 were at around 9:15 pace).

Thursday – Rest Day.

Friday – Unplanned Rest day.  I was supposed to run 3 miles, but it was raining and I didn’t feel like it, so I didn’t run.

Saturday – Ran the 3 miles I skipped on Friday.  Nice and easy, no watch.

Sunday – Ran 17 miles!  I completed the DRC half (13.25) and finished up with another 3.75.  I was actually extremely pleased with my half marathon.  I haven’t done a long run in several weeks and the ones I had done were a run/walk.  I started off going nice and easy and was just hoping to run as much as possible and wanting to be under 2:06.  I was able to run the whole thing (except water stops because I still have not mastered running and drinking without choking) and ran a negative split!  2:02:14. The first half of the race was completed in 1:02:18 and the second half was completed in 59:56.  After the race I did an easy 3.75 while cheering on the runners still out on the course.

 

Half:  9:48, 9:24, 9:38, 9:30, 9:07, 9:15, 9:14, 9:05, 9:09, 9:10, 8:54, 9:11, 8:47, & 8:12 to finish.

Extra miles: 9:51, 9:50, 9:50 & 9:40 to finish.

 

Total miles = 32 miles for the week!