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McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 19 Day 5
Week 19, Day 5 Phase: Peak Workout: 40 to 50 minute Easy Run Purpose: Build Endurance Quite a lethargic run on the treadmill today. Didn’t feel too energetic so just went through the motions to log another 40 minutes and five miles. I’m pretty sure the low energy was caused by the tough track workout [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 19 Day 3
Week 19, Day 3 Phase: Marathon Workout: 60 minute Easy Run Purpose: Build Endurance Lunchtime treadmill run (mainly due to the terrible weather we’re having today) and it was a great one. Felt really good and I enjoyed playing the incline game for 50 of the 60 minutes – started at 1% and increased by [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 18 Day 4
Just an easy 40 minute treadmill run this afternoon. My legs felt quite tired from a few tough days of training, so it was good to have a steady run. I’m thinking of taking a rest day tomorrow to help the recovery, but nothing’s definite and I may yet decide to run easy again. We’ll [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 18 Day 1
Week 18, Day 1 Phase: Marathon Workout: 45 to 60 minute Easy Run Purpose: Build Endurance Not feeling too bad after yesterday’s 20 miler but it was nice to have just an easy treadmill run today; 45 minutes at 2% incline and a variable speed. Hard to believe there’s only 3 weeks until the Richmond [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 17 Day 5
Week 17, Day 5 Phase: Marathon Workout: 40 to 50 minute Easy Run Purpose: Build Endurance Another easy treadmill run this afternoon, and the good news is I’m feeling much better than I have all week. I haven’t totally made my mind up, but I may even run a 5k in the morning….
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 17 Day 4
Week 17, Day 4 Phase: Marathon Workout: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + Tempo Interval Workout: 4 to 5 x 2000 meters with 2 minutes 30 seconds recovery jog followed by 3 times 200 meters with 200 meter recovery jog + 15 to 30 minute Cool-down Purpose: Build Stamina – lactate threshold Definitely not up [...]
