Running Review: February 27th-March 5th
- Monday: Easy 4 miles
- Tuesday (am): Easy 7 miles
- Wednesday: Runervals 10k Strength Builder (7.5 miles - 5mph BP, 7.2mph, 7.3mph, 7.4mph, 7.5mph, 7.6mph progressive “10k speed”)
- Thursday: Just 2 miles to keep the “streak” going
- Friday: 16 miles at First Landing (first 8 miles @ 6:50/mile pace, second 8 miles more comfortable but still averaged 7:01/mile for 16).
- Saturday: Easy 3 miles
- Sunday: 3 mile warm up
Creeds 5k (18:19 - 2nd overall, 1st age group. Hoped for slightly faster time, but Friday’s long run and stiff wind played a part
1 mile gentle cool down - 46.6 miles for the week
Summary: Pleased with Wednesday’s Strength Builder and Friday’s 16 miles in the park. Not so pleased with Sunday’s 5k race, but I guess I have to remember I’m training for a marathon not a 5k. Went through 1st mile in 5:42, mix up at the turnaround and ran too far by mistake, and then faded slightly against the wind on the way back. Not all bad though as I moved up from 5th to 2nd after the first mile.
So, less than 2 weeks to go until the marathon. I’m hoping everything comes together and I start to feel better than I do this morning. At least my weight is where it should be and my resting heart rate is a low 39. Time to enjoy the taper and stay healthy and injury free.
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