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Week 2 - Key Run Workout #1
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After 2 energy sapping afternoon track workouts in the heat and humidity last week, I decided to try an early morning run today in the hope of an improved performance. […]
Week 1 - Key Run Workout #3
Better news today and a great way to end Week 1 of my Marine Corps Marathon Training Plan. In my previous two Key Run Workouts this week I’d struggled in the heat and humidity and came away with what I thought were poor performances. On reflection however, I’m actually not too unhappy with my splits […]
Week 1 - Key Run Workout #2
Another below par workout tonight. The FIRST Marathon Training Plan called for a 10-20 minute warm up - no problems here, followed by 3 x 1600m @ 5:33 pace with 60 seconds recovery between each repeat, followed by a 10 minute cool down. When I looked at the plan this morning I shuddered a bit […]
Easy 4 Mile Run
Nice easy run with my daughter this evening. Not fast, not slow, just a nice easy pace which kept my heart rate down in the 130s. Each mile was slightly faster than the previous one, which is always a good way to run.
Actually it was nice to save my energy for the 2nd workout of […]
9 Mile Run In The Sun
Nice run in the Sunday afternoon sun. For the first 5 or 6 miles I purposely kept things easy and made sure I kept my heart rate under 150 beats per minute. On the last 3 miles home I pushed things a little allowing my heart rate to climb and my speed increase. Starting to […]
Steady 8 Mile Run < 150bpm
It was nice to run easy tonight after two tough workouts from the FIRST Marathon Training Plan. The aim was to run 8 miles and keep my heart rate under 150 beats per minute and not worry about speed or pace for a change.
The cooler weather (approx. 67°F) and slight breeze made for a […]
