New milestone last week - 40.5 miles (previous hi was 35M). I was very tired w/ Saturday's 8M @ 7:40 pace, although it might have had something to do with the mileage increase from the previous week where travel limited me to 35.5k (22M-ish).
Only two more training weeks before cutting back. Looking for +3M each week and a better speed workout today (5x800 @ 6:00, total 7M).
Edit: Finished on 17 Feb w/ 7.8M; 2M @ 7:53, 5x 800 @ 5:56 w/400 @ 10:30, 1x 500 @ 5:30, 400 @ 10:30, 1.5 @ 7:53. I finished the interval workout and even had enough left for a shorter, faster burst. All the same, I'm a bit insecure about the whole thing. As I progressed on the intervals, the point at which the countdown to zero became of greater interest was sooner and sooner. All told, I ran 4500m at a pace greater than my target (6:00) yet not all at one clip. Do I take consolation in the taper week leading up to the race providing more energy? My thought is that if 800m is an effort how do I tackle 5000m?
Edit II: 8M on 19 Feb, and cut short by a snow squall (target was 14M). At 150 BPM, I ran about 7:30 on the flats. Most encouraging, when the snow got bad and I decided to head home quickly, the last mile was 6:28 and I did not feel stressed. The big test is next week's tempo run 7M, w/ 5M @ 6:35.
Edit III: Seems it's just me now...so I found myself up against a time limit and 20 Feb's run became an impromptu speed trial. 4.17M @ 6:36 avg: 1M - 6:26 (156 BPM); 2M - 6:10 (165); 3M - 6:53 (171); 4M - 6:56 (169); finish - 6:25 (171). Considering the run is hilly, the cross winds were rough and this was miles 25-28 of this week, I was pleased at the pace. And possibly a wee bit less concerned about whether my training is leading me to a sub19. What bothered me is the HR as I thought I was pushing pretty hard. The HR seems lower than expected; maybe I just don't know true pain! Comments? For 21 Feb, it was 13.5 at 7:54 pace and a new weekly total hi of 42M. Not quite the full goal, although it feels good. I'll still try for 46-50M prior to the race week taper.
Only two more training weeks before cutting back. Looking for +3M each week and a better speed workout today (5x800 @ 6:00, total 7M).
Edit: Finished on 17 Feb w/ 7.8M; 2M @ 7:53, 5x 800 @ 5:56 w/400 @ 10:30, 1x 500 @ 5:30, 400 @ 10:30, 1.5 @ 7:53. I finished the interval workout and even had enough left for a shorter, faster burst. All the same, I'm a bit insecure about the whole thing. As I progressed on the intervals, the point at which the countdown to zero became of greater interest was sooner and sooner. All told, I ran 4500m at a pace greater than my target (6:00) yet not all at one clip. Do I take consolation in the taper week leading up to the race providing more energy? My thought is that if 800m is an effort how do I tackle 5000m?
Edit II: 8M on 19 Feb, and cut short by a snow squall (target was 14M). At 150 BPM, I ran about 7:30 on the flats. Most encouraging, when the snow got bad and I decided to head home quickly, the last mile was 6:28 and I did not feel stressed. The big test is next week's tempo run 7M, w/ 5M @ 6:35.
Edit III: Seems it's just me now...so I found myself up against a time limit and 20 Feb's run became an impromptu speed trial. 4.17M @ 6:36 avg: 1M - 6:26 (156 BPM); 2M - 6:10 (165); 3M - 6:53 (171); 4M - 6:56 (169); finish - 6:25 (171). Considering the run is hilly, the cross winds were rough and this was miles 25-28 of this week, I was pleased at the pace. And possibly a wee bit less concerned about whether my training is leading me to a sub19. What bothered me is the HR as I thought I was pushing pretty hard. The HR seems lower than expected; maybe I just don't know true pain! Comments? For 21 Feb, it was 13.5 at 7:54 pace and a new weekly total hi of 42M. Not quite the full goal, although it feels good. I'll still try for 46-50M prior to the race week taper.