Boston is just five weeks away. Which seems sooo long still. Why did I choose a 16-week marathon training plan? I think next time I will go with a 12-week plan. Less time to get bored. And nervous.
Anyways, last week was an okay week of training. I developed a sore throat on Tuesday and have been fighting some sort of head cold/sinus congestion crap ever since. Today I could hardly speak. It made teaching oh so enjoyable. (You try commanding the attention of 18 teenagers with the voice of a whisper. Not fun.)
We ended up with a snow day last Wednesday, so I ran my 20-miler on the treadmill. It was pretty boring. Kathie Lee & Hoda just aren't as entertaining as they used to be.
Saturday, I raced the BBO 4-mile. This was my 3rd year running this race; it's pretty fun. In 2011, I ran 27:07, and in 2012, I ran 25:01. The course is pancake-flat, but there's always a lot of wind on the country roads.
Secretly, I hoped to break 24:00 this time around. (Lofty, I know, but I've been training pretty hard!) I won't leave you hanging... that definitely didn't happen.
You know those races where you just feel so smooth and great and on fire the entire time? This was NOT one of them. About 3 minutes in, I felt like I was going to die. Might have had something to do with the 20-miler 3 days before, or the head cold, or just the fact that sometimes during marathon training, I forget what it's like to run fast. I joked with my Business Man that I felt "probably like you feel EVERY time you try to run." Lol.
The first mile was straight into the wind - 5:56. It definitely felt much harder than that. When I rolled through the 2-mile in 12:12 (6:16), I pretty much knew a sub-24 wasn't happening. I'll admit, I mentally gave up a bit at that point. (Where's the fighter in me?! What's gonna happen at mile 20 in Boston when I want to give up?)
I went through the 3-mile in 18:15 (6:03) and then finished in 24:29 (6:14). A little disappointed, but still a 30+ second PR on the course. My only faster 4-miler is on an all downhill course, so it's not really comparable.
I finished up the week with 57 miles... just a couple more weeks of higher mileage before TAPER time! (I am so looking forward to taper right now, but of course once it is here I will be going crazy without running. It's just how it is.)
Weekly Rundown 3.4.2013-3.10.2013
Mon - 8.3 miles easy
Tues - 10km tempo @ 6:32 avg; 8.9 miles total
Wed - 20 miles LONG (8:03 avg)
Thurs - Off
Fri - 5.9 miles w/ strides
Sat - 4-mile race (24:29); 8 miles total
Sun - 6.3 miles easy
Total - 57.4 miles
Oh, and I got new running shoes. My beloved Mizuno Wave Creations finally came in a fun color. I love them.
This week is pretty exhilarating on the running front. (Not.) I've already taken Monday off due to this cold and today's speedwork was replaced with an easy run. We'll see how the rest of the week goes...
Anyways, last week was an okay week of training. I developed a sore throat on Tuesday and have been fighting some sort of head cold/sinus congestion crap ever since. Today I could hardly speak. It made teaching oh so enjoyable. (You try commanding the attention of 18 teenagers with the voice of a whisper. Not fun.)
We ended up with a snow day last Wednesday, so I ran my 20-miler on the treadmill. It was pretty boring. Kathie Lee & Hoda just aren't as entertaining as they used to be.
Saturday, I raced the BBO 4-mile. This was my 3rd year running this race; it's pretty fun. In 2011, I ran 27:07, and in 2012, I ran 25:01. The course is pancake-flat, but there's always a lot of wind on the country roads.
Secretly, I hoped to break 24:00 this time around. (Lofty, I know, but I've been training pretty hard!) I won't leave you hanging... that definitely didn't happen.
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| I'm somewhere in that mess of people. I promise. |
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You know those races where you just feel so smooth and great and on fire the entire time? This was NOT one of them. About 3 minutes in, I felt like I was going to die. Might have had something to do with the 20-miler 3 days before, or the head cold, or just the fact that sometimes during marathon training, I forget what it's like to run fast. I joked with my Business Man that I felt "probably like you feel EVERY time you try to run." Lol.
The first mile was straight into the wind - 5:56. It definitely felt much harder than that. When I rolled through the 2-mile in 12:12 (6:16), I pretty much knew a sub-24 wasn't happening. I'll admit, I mentally gave up a bit at that point. (Where's the fighter in me?! What's gonna happen at mile 20 in Boston when I want to give up?)
I went through the 3-mile in 18:15 (6:03) and then finished in 24:29 (6:14). A little disappointed, but still a 30+ second PR on the course. My only faster 4-miler is on an all downhill course, so it's not really comparable.
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| Doesn't my face at the finish say it all? |
I finished up the week with 57 miles... just a couple more weeks of higher mileage before TAPER time! (I am so looking forward to taper right now, but of course once it is here I will be going crazy without running. It's just how it is.)
Weekly Rundown 3.4.2013-3.10.2013
Mon - 8.3 miles easy
Tues - 10km tempo @ 6:32 avg; 8.9 miles total
Wed - 20 miles LONG (8:03 avg)
Thurs - Off
Fri - 5.9 miles w/ strides
Sat - 4-mile race (24:29); 8 miles total
Sun - 6.3 miles easy
Total - 57.4 miles
Oh, and I got new running shoes. My beloved Mizuno Wave Creations finally came in a fun color. I love them.
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| I feel like a superhero wearing these shoes. Kind of. |
This week is pretty exhilarating on the running front. (Not.) I've already taken Monday off due to this cold and today's speedwork was replaced with an easy run. We'll see how the rest of the week goes...
Comments
Good luck with the rest of your Boston training! It will be my first time to run Boston and it's starting to get more real now that it is just a few weeks away!
I'm nervous & excited that Boston is almost here. You really have been training really hard & you're on target for a really great finish time! I'll be stalking the weather the week of the race. :) Almost there, almost taper time! Have a great week!!
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