Week 12 Training

Originally posted on Facebook blog on August 17th.

Ok. I've slacked on the training blog, so I've decided one weekly blog is doable.

I've been training for 7 weeks now, and my feet are taking a beating. I just got my orthotics this week from the Chiropractor, so I'll try those on Tuesday's track run. Hopefully, they'll help.

This week's track run was awesome. It's amazing how well the body responds when there is no humidity. I ran 3 x 1600 meter intervals, with the typical 1.5 mile warm up and .5 mile cool down. My first 1600 was at an 8:57 mile pace, which was really good for me. The next two were at 8:30 pace, which is awesome for me. I was surprised at how good I felt after the third one.

I did an extra run this week on Wednesday instead of cross training. I ran an easy 3.5 miler at a 10:22 pace.

Thursday's tempo run was strong as well. I ran 7.65 miles at a 10:16 pace, which is probably the fastest tempo I've run since training started. I'm really looking forward to the next few months as the humidity gets lower and the temps cool.

My long run today was a 15 mile run starting on Maynard and Evans, up to Dynasty, onto Black Creek, which I took to Umstead onto Reedy Creek trail. I turned onto Graylin, and down the first hill, which took me to the 7.5 mile mark and the turnaround point. So the total route was an out and back. My pace at times was probably too fast, which took its toll late. I was running out of steam the last couple of miles. I was definitely happy to finish. My overall pace was 11:06, which is a little too fast for the long run. I really need to keep them around 11:30 or so.

11 Weeks to go...