Archive for August, 2007
Week 8 – Key Run Workout #2
With less than 72 hours until the Rock ‘n’ Roll 1/2 Marathon I must admit I was looking forward to getting this workout out of the way and then enjoying my 2 day race taper. The plan was to run 2 easy miles, followed by 3 miles @ ST (short tempo) pace, with an easy [...]
Virginia Beach Rock ‘n’ Roll 1/2 Marathon Virtual Tour
Found a pretty cool virtual tour of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon course taking place in Virginia Beach, VA this coming Sunday. RaceRoute.com develops and produces quality DVDs to help athletes prepare for race events. Their site features virtual tours of many marathons, half-marathons, 10k’s, 5k’s and even triathlons. All of the RouteTours blend [...]
Week 8 – Key Run Workout #1
Week 8 began with the usual track workout. The only problem tonight was the local high school track is being resurfaced, so I had to settle for a straight stretch of path to run my 400m repeats. The weather was a fraction cooler than previous weeks, but still hot and quite humid. I also wasn’t [...]
Week 7 – Key Run Workout #3
The end of Week 7 called for a long run of 13 miles @ PMP + 15secs/mile, but seeing as though I’m running the Rock’n’Roll Half Marathon next weekend (which just happens to be 13.1 miles), I decided to do a little more this week and cut back next week instead. I hoped to run [...]
Week 7 – Key Run Workout #2
Finally, with overcast conditions and slightly cooler temperatures, I hit my goal for tonight’s Long Tempo run. The plan called for an easy mile, followed by 6 miles at LT pace (6:38 per mile), followed by an easy mile to cool down. It actually felt quite refreshing at only 77°F, but the humidity was still [...]
Week 7 – Key Run Workout #1
Week 7 of my marathon training plan began as it always does with a Tuesday night track workout. As usual, it turned into a tough Tuesday where I struggled to meet my goals and faded towards the end of the workout. With the crazy humidity we’re still experiencing, I should probably run by pace rather [...]
Week 6 – Key Run Workout #3 – Another 20 Miler
Another encouraging long run, despite racing a tough mile on the track yesterday. Ran the first 5 miles with a couple of friends I unintentionally met at the beginning of the trail. The early pace was nice and comfortable – not exactly goal pace, but too far off anyway. It made a pleasant change to [...]
Tidewater Striders Mile
It’s not often you get to race a mile on a track, so I decided to sign up for the Tidewater Striders Mile and see how fast I could cover the classic track and field distance. In last year’s race I ran a surprisingly quick 5:06 for the 1760 yard race, but this year after [...]
Week 6 – Key Run Workout #2
Will I ever learn? I knew I had to run a tough 5 miles at MT pace (6:23 per mile). I knew it was going to be hot. I knew I still felt fatigued from last weekend’s race and long run. Surprise, surprise, tonight’s run was not my best. 5 miles at MT pace turned [...]
Week 6 – Key Run Workout #1
Another tough Tuesday! Just when I thought I’d made a breakthrough in my training, I’m forced to struggle through another miserable track workout. Saturday’s Mud Run and Sunday’s long run left me feeling flat and lethargic, and with the temperature being in the mid 80′s me legs just wouldn’t turn over at the cadence required. [...]
