Marathon Training: Week 12 in Review
Well, I am down to less than 6 weeks remaining. That is really hard to believe. I have been running and adding more and more distance every week for the last 12 weeks.
Here is the week's worth of work.
The 13 on Saturday was a mental game for sure. I could have kept running, I think, but I am not used to running by myself on long runs anymore. I was in Toledo for my sister's shopping trip. I brought my ipod, which I hardly run with anymore, as well as all sorts of other gear. GU, my hydration belt, my calf sleeves, etc.
I will write more about that specifically in a later post, I think.
Anyway, the week in review...
I was just kind of going with the flow all week. I wasn't sure how my body was going to react to the half marathon last Sunday, and especially since we decided to throw a 5K on top of it, so I just let my legs do their thing all week. I kind of ran for the minutes this week. I had the minimums, 3 miles, 4 miles, 5 miles, but was usually still a few blocks from home when I hit them, so I would just keep going until I hit the 10 minute mark. Except on Monday. I got better with my garmin as the week went on as well, as you can see from the even minutes (versus :01 on Tuesday!)
My pace was decent all week, especially considering I was running by feel rather than focusing on pace. I was admittedly a little bit bummed about Saturday though because my running partner went without me, and her average pace was around 9min/miles, so quite a bit faster than me! :( It makes me a little nervous.
This weekend will be the big 20. Eeep!
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 3.25 miles | 4.15 miles | 5.2 miles | 4.13 miles | 3.09 miles | 13 miles | rest day! |
| 0:30:39 | 0:40:01 | 0:50:00 | 0:40:00 | 0:30:00 | 2:05:12 | |
| Strength | Yoga | Yoga | Strength | |||
| Chest & Arms | 20 minutes | 20 minutes | Back & Shoulders |
The 13 on Saturday was a mental game for sure. I could have kept running, I think, but I am not used to running by myself on long runs anymore. I was in Toledo for my sister's shopping trip. I brought my ipod, which I hardly run with anymore, as well as all sorts of other gear. GU, my hydration belt, my calf sleeves, etc.
I will write more about that specifically in a later post, I think.
Anyway, the week in review...
I was just kind of going with the flow all week. I wasn't sure how my body was going to react to the half marathon last Sunday, and especially since we decided to throw a 5K on top of it, so I just let my legs do their thing all week. I kind of ran for the minutes this week. I had the minimums, 3 miles, 4 miles, 5 miles, but was usually still a few blocks from home when I hit them, so I would just keep going until I hit the 10 minute mark. Except on Monday. I got better with my garmin as the week went on as well, as you can see from the even minutes (versus :01 on Tuesday!)
My pace was decent all week, especially considering I was running by feel rather than focusing on pace. I was admittedly a little bit bummed about Saturday though because my running partner went without me, and her average pace was around 9min/miles, so quite a bit faster than me! :( It makes me a little nervous.
This weekend will be the big 20. Eeep!
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