Marathon Pace Run
Last week I completed my first ever 70-mile training week, and I started this week with a 15-miler, which included 12 miles at marathon goal pace (7:00 min/miles for me). I was both concerned about being able to complete the 12 miles at my goal pace and excited about the challenge of this tough workout. I'm happy to say that I was able to run the entire 12 miles below my desired pace. This is a tremendous confidence boost for the remainder of my training and for meeting my race goal on March 5. After the run I still felt pretty fresh. I was worried that my legs would be trashed the next day, but I'm feeling pretty good today. This is a cutback week for me, so I'll run what's scheduled and try to stay fresh for what's next.
posted by Bart at 9:47 PM
2 Comments:
Bart, great job on the mileage and workout. Are you at all concerned about adding a workout like that while you're also bumping your mileage into new territories?
Zeke, to be honest, I never really thought about it. I've been in the sixty mileage range since September, so the jump isn't too big. Since October, I've been following the Pfitzinger-Douglas 18-70 plan, so I've basically put my fate in their hands. My mileage doesn't work out the same as theirs because I use a Sunday to Saturday week and their schedule is Monday to Sunday.
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