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Week 10 - Key Run Workout #1
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Not many good things to say about this workout I’m afraid - the only adjective that springs to mind is “disappointing”. I might have known it was going to be […]
Tough Tuesday To Kick Off FIRST Marathon Training Week 10
I half intended rising early for today’s workout, but the extra hour in bed was just too appealing! The cooler 4:30am temperature would have been nice, but the thought of pounding out almost 5 miles of speed work on the track just made me turn over and go back to sleep.
Week 10 Key Run Workout […]
Week 9 - Key Run Workout #3
Well, I must admit, I’m happy this particular workout is behind me. I made the bold, but maybe not too smart, decision to attempt this 20 mile run at a faster pace than the FIRST Training Plan suggested. The idea behind that piece of madness was to train at a pace based on my […]
Week 9 - Key Run Workout #2
Still over 80°F as I made my way to First Landing State Park for tonight’s workout, but at least there was a slight breeze which made the conditions slightly more bearable. The plan for Key Run Workout #2 was an easy mile to warm up, 4 miles at 6:23 pace (Mid Tempo pace) and an […]
Week 9 - Key Run Workout #1
After Sunday’s tough half marathon, I wasn’t sure whether to run key workout #1 after work this afternoon, early tomorrow morning to avoid the heat or tomorrow afternoon once I’ve had an extra rest day. In the end I decided I wanted to get the workout out of the way, so waited a couple of […]
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 […]
