McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 6 Day 2

Posted by Steve ()

August 5, 2008

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Week 6, Day 2
Phase: Pre-Marathon
Workout: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + Fartlek Workout: 4 to 5 times 5 minutes with 3 minute recovery jog + 15 to 30 minute Cool-down
Purpose: Build Speed - Aerobic Capacity (VO2max)

Another challenging workout this afternoon and one I wasn’t really looking forward to. Today’s push ups took a lot out of me and I already felt fatigued as I headed out the door with about an hour of running ahead of me.

However, midway through the 15 minute warm up, I started to feel good and the first 5 minutes of faster running helped loosen up my legs. The fartlek (speed play) was tough, but I know it’s going to benefit me come marathon day, so I dig deep and hung in there to the best of my ability.

I also enjoyed the cool down which definitely helped flush out some of the fatigue from my legs. Solid workout - just over 8.5 miles in a little over an hour. Hopefully the legs will be ok for tomorrow’s recovery run of between 50 and 70 minutes.

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