Disclaimer

This blog is about my running experience. I am not a physician, nutritionist or personal trainer. I am a runner. I do not know it all. I am only writing from my own experiences. I finished my first marathon on June 3, 2012. Who knows where my feet will take me next!

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Marathon Training Week 9 Results

This was a tough week.  It's so hard going from cool and dry to warm and humid.  I did see a lot of improvement from Tuesday to Friday, so I'm hoping that will be the case in December!

Sunday:  Rest Day
Result:  Rested.  Travel day.

Monday: 3 Miles Easy w/3 Strides (pace 9:52 pace)
Result: Ran 2.28 miles in 29:55, 13:07 pace
Les joined me for this one.  I was glad because I felt sluggish and could blame him for our slower pace :)
Also walked 2 miles.

Tuesday:  8 Miles w/3 Miles @ Tempo (tempo pace 8:30)
Result:  Ran 6.59 miles in 1:24:22, 12:48 pace
I had zero energy and felt the heat zapped me completely.
Also walked 2.4 miles

Wednesday:  Rest
Result:  Rested.  Yay for rest days!

Thursday: 9 Miles w/7 Miles @ MP (marathon pace 9:09)
Result:  Ran 4.03 miles in 41:09, 10:12 pace
I knew I was going to do my long run on Friday this week, so I cut this one short.  I felt good and was able to keep a faster pace.
Also walked 3.6 miles

Friday:  3 Miles Easy (pace 9:52)
Result:  Ran 13.1 miles in 2:30:44, 11:30 pace
Most of this was on the actual marathon route!  I didn't feel great, but definitely better than earlier in the week.  I just have to drink before I'm thirsty.  I found that taking 30 second walk breaks really helped at the end.
Also walked 1.6 miles

Saturday:  18 Miles LSD (pace 10:04-11:04)
Result:  Walked 4.02 miles in  1:04:56, 16:09 pace
I ran about a tenth of a mile and decided today was a good day for a walk!  I'm planning to run my favorite mountain, Tantalus, tomorrow so this is what I needed to do.

Total planned miles: 41
Actual
Running  26.0
Walking 13.62
Total 39.62

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