McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 4 Day 1

Posted by Steve ()

July 21, 2008

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Week 4, Day 1
Phase: Pre-Marathon
Workout: 35 to 50 Easy Run
Purpose: Build Endurance
Comments: This is a good week for recovery. You may want to run on the low end of the mileage range and take an extra day off.

Three weeks of Base Phase training behind and so far so good. Legs still feel good, I haven’t missed a workout, I’ve met every required pace and above all I’m still having fun.

Looking back I think my last day off from running was June 27th and somewhat surprisingly I’m doing fine with that. I thought by now my shins would be screaming for a break or my knees creaking with the jump in mileage, but McMillan’s strategy of hard/easy running seems to work well for me.

Anyway, onto tonight’s run:

Despite the 91°F temperature and almost lack of breathable air, I had a good run. The first mile was fairly slow, but I was able to comfortable reduce the average pace down to 7:36 per mile by the time I’d finished the workout and logged 5.5 miles. Luckily I’d paid close attention to my water drinking today and had no problems with hydration or overheating. Great start to the week….

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