First Landing State Park
Ten In The Park
Not my best run ever, but good to get in another ten miles. Started off with a couple of slow miles, but still found it difficult to pick up the pace along the Cape Henry Trail. I did notice some odd readings on the Garmin and now that I’ve looked at the GPS track, it [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 17 Day 7
Week 17, Day 7 Phase: Marathon Workout: Long, Steady Run: 20 to 24 miles Purpose: Build Endurance and leg resistance to fatigue Much better run than last Sunday; a 20 miler at an average pace of 7:23 per mile. The plan called for 20 to 24 miles, but after being sick this week I didn’t [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 12 Day 7
Week 12, Day 7 Phase: Marathon Workout: Long, Steady Run: 18 to 22 miles Purpose: Build Endurance and leg resistance to fatigue Don’t you just love long run day? Unusually for me, I rolled over and slept for an extra hour this morning and half thought “maybe I can run later in the day?” I [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 10 Day 7
Week 10, Day 7 Phase: Marathon Workout: Long, Steady Run: 18 to 20 miles Purpose: Build Endurance and leg resistance to fatigue Up early for a long run this morning. Checked the weather – 70°F/94% humidity – nice! Had my usual 3 scoops of Sustained Energy mixed with 24oz of water for breakfast and mixed [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 5 Day 6
Week 5, Day 6 Phase: Pre-Marathon Workout: Long, Steady Run: 14 to 16 miles Purpose: Time on your feet is more important than pace in a long, steady run. Run easy and run long. Thankfully a much better run today after a few sub-standard performances over the last two or three days. Ended up running [...]
Long Run Sunday
With only 5 weeks to go until the 2008 Shamrock Marathon, I figured it was about time I ran a 20 miler in preparation for the 26.2 mile race. I must admit my long run record in the marathon build up has been very poor – apart from a 20k race, half marathon and 25k [...]
