June 30th, 2008 marks the beginning of an exciting new training phase for me; a 20 week custom marathon program put together by top coach Greg McMillan.
Today is the first day of the plan and I’ve decided on the following format to summarize the current training phase, brief workout details and purpose of each run. I hope it’s clear enough for you all to understand and follow:
Week 1, Day 1
Phase: Base
Workout: 35 to 50 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Build Endurance
Phase: Base
Workout: 35 to 50 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Build Endurance
First things first, I’ll have to learn how to read the training plan! For some reason I had it in my mind tonight’s run was an easy 50 to 70 minute effort, where in fact it should have been between 35 and 50 minutes.
I ran for 60 minutes at my planned pace of 7:27 per mile, which according to the McMillan Running Calculator is right in the middle of the “easy run” range. I covered just over 8 miles in the hour and was very happy with my consistent splits – 7:27 7:25 7:27 7:23 7:23 7:25 7:22 7:24. Apart from the humidity (and the extra time I shouldn’t have been on my feet) it was a nice easy run. For the future, I’m looking forward to receiving a new heart rate monitor strap I’ve ordered so I can start tracking my heart rate as this will be important as the training plan develops.
I ran for 60 minutes at my planned pace of 7:27 per mile, which according to the McMillan Running Calculator is right in the middle of the “easy run” range. I covered just over 8 miles in the hour and was very happy with my consistent splits – 7:27 7:25 7:27 7:23 7:23 7:25 7:22 7:24. Apart from the humidity (and the extra time I shouldn’t have been on my feet) it was a nice easy run. For the future, I’m looking forward to receiving a new heart rate monitor strap I’ve ordered so I can start tracking my heart rate as this will be important as the training plan develops.
Temperature: 88°F
Humidity: 40%
Wind: 8mph
Day 1 in the bag; 139 to go!