This week didn't hit the volume that I was hoping for. Missed a double or two for a few different reasons. Starting to get into a good rhythm with the mileage, and feeling good on a daily basis. Reintroduced the "medium long run" back into the weekly regimen, and it felt good to start getting into the my marathon training routine. You can check out most of my runs and workouts HERE.
8/10-8/16 Weekly Mileage: 102
Workout #1 @ Buffalo Park: 3 mile warm up, 2 mile tempo, 2 min. rest, 10x 200 meter hill, 2 min. rest, 2 mile tempo. Hit the first tempo in 10:18, feeling smooth. Powered through the hills, and got through the second tempo in 9:54 with a strong second mile. Felt good about this one, I haven't gone sub 10 in Buffalo Park very often, so to do so this early in a training cycle bodes well.
Workout #2: Integrated this one into my long run this week. Did 18 miles, with 5 miles of 3min.-2min.-1min. fartlek from miles 10-15. 90 seconds rest in between each interval. I like integrating fartlek into my long run to mimic changing pace and running faster while being fatigued and depleted deeper into my long runs. I didn't take any fluids or carbohydrates through this one, and felt surprisingly good on my hard sections.
So far so good on this cycle of training. Just need to keep getting the miles in, and building up a little more volume through the next few weeks. Excited to get racing soon, and will be hitting the roads for the first time this fall at the Rock and Roll San Jose 1/2 Marathon! Will be looking to run somewhere near my PR, or at the very least cracking 64 minutes again.
Until next time!
Nick Hilton
The Moderately Talented Distance Runner
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