marathon training
Stonewall Jackson 20-Mile Ambulance Run Results
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No time to write a full race report, so here goes with the results. Sadly, my plan to run 6:30 per mile for the first ten miles only lasted two […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 15 Day 5
Week 15, Day 5
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 40 to 50 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Build Endurance
Cut the run short today; just over 30 minutes instead of the prescribed 40 to 50. No real reason, just didn’t see much point in the extra mile or two with a 20 mile race to run tomorrow.
I actually felt pretty good despite […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 15 Day 4
Week 15, Day 4
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 15 to 20 minute Warm-Up + Stride Workout: 8 to 10 times 20 seconds 1 minute recovery jog between + 15 to 20 minute Cool-down
Purpose: Build Sprint - leg turnover and lactic acid tolerance
Nice workout this afternoon (actually this evening by the time I got moving and ready to run); […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 15 Day 3
Week 15, Day 3
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 65 to 75 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Build Endurance
Felt tired today. Actually I was half thinking of taking a very rare rest day today, but decided to head out the door and see how things developed. Funny thing is I had a great run.
My pace in the first couple of miles […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 15 Day 2
Week 15, Day 2
Phase: Marathon
Workout 1: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + 5 to 8 mile Steady State Run + 15 to 30 minute Cool-Down
Purpose: Build Strength
Workout 2: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + Tempo Interval Workout: 3 times 3000 meters with 3.5 minutes recovery jog followed by 3 times 200 meters with 200 meter […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 15 Day 1 & Essential Abs
Week 15, Day 1
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 45 to 60 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Build Endurance
Can it really be Week 15 already? Amazing. It seems like the last five weeks have flown by and now I *only* have six weeks left to pull everything together for what will arguably be the biggest race of my life; the 2008 […]
