Week 11 - September 17th, 2007
Here we go, Week 11 of the FIRST Marathon Training Program:
Key Run Workout #1:
10-20 minute warm up
1k, 1k, 2k, 1k (400m RI)
10 minute cool down
Key Run Workout #2:
6 mile run:
1 mile easy
5 miles @ MT pace (Medium Tempo)
Key Run Workout #3:
Distance: 20 miles @ PMP + (30-45 sec/mile)
For reference, all […]
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Just added a few new Running Related Quotes to my sidebar, one of which is quite appropriate to my online training diary blog - Run Bulldog Run:
What matters is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Speaking of Run Bulldog Run, […]
Week 10 - September 10th, 2007
As the FIRST training plan develops and increases in difficulty, I find myself more and more fatigued at the beginning of each week. Week 10 is no exception - my shins are starting to feel quite sore and I’m a little nervous about my left knee after an incident during […]
It’s been a productive training week so far, with two quality workouts under my belt and a 20 mile long run planned for tomorrow morning.
You can read all about Key Run Workout #1 and Key Run Workout #2 over at my training log blog, where I summarize each workout and provide detailed metrics courtesy of […]
Week 9 - September 3rd, 2007
Despite running the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon this past Sunday, I’ve got to pick myself up quickly as the plan gets another notch tougher. I’m going to need to be at the top of my game to finish this week with 3 solid performances, and as I’m now halfway […]
It turned out to be an almost perfect day for one of the biggest races, if not THE biggest race, ever to be staged in Virginia Beach. This is the 6th time in 7 years I’ve raced the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, and each year it seems to get bigger and better. 17,017 runners […]
Week 8 - August 27th, 2007
Looks like I have another tough week ahead of me, culminating with the Rock’n’Roll Half Marathon on Sunday:
Key Run Workout #1:
10-20 minute warm up
2 x (6 x 400m) (1:30 RI) (2:30 between sets)
10 minute cool down
Key Run Workout #2:
6 mile run:
2 miles easy
3 miles @ ST pace (Short Tempo)
1 mile […]
With the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon less than a few weeks away, and no sign of cooler weather on the horizon, I was intrigued to read about Liquid Endurance - a new product from Hammer Nutrition. I’m always looking to enhance my race day experience, and have decided to try out the product at […]
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