McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 18 Day 2

Posted by Steve ()

October 28, 2008

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Week 18, Day 2
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + Stride Workout: 8 to 10 times 20 seconds with 1 minute recovery jog between + 15 to 30minute Cool-down
Purpose: Build Sprint - leg turnover and lactic acid tolerance

Confidence boosting run this afternoon despite the blustery weather. With just 19 days to the Richmond Marathon I’m starting to feel a little edgy and hope that the months of training will pay off. I can almost count the number of remaining workouts on one hand and am keen to make each and every one of the count!

I warmed up for about 30 minutes in which I covered just over 4 miles. The wind was strong (gusting to 30mph) and it seemed to be against me no matter which direction I ran. Tremendous….

The workout called for 8 to 10 times 20 seconds with a 1 minute recovery jog between each “strider”. I felt so good I decided to do a dozen of them instead. I even kept a fairly good pace during the 60 seconds jog recovery.

I took full advantage of the cool down period and ran another 4 miles back home.

So, another 10 miles in the bank (250 for October so far) and another workout successfully completed. I just hope it’s not as windy for the next one.

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