Hello Runners!
I have taken a short hiatus from blogging. I didn't make a post all of last week after the half marathon. To be honest, I really didn't have anything significant to write about. Last week was a recovery week from the half marathon. I ran 4 days last week, only about 22 miles total. I just needed my legs to recover a bit so I didn't do any hard workouts. This week however, is a different story.
It all started with a hot and sticky 9 mile run on Memorial Day. It was an exact copy of the weather at the Green Bay Half Marathon the previous weekend (85+ and humid and windy). I took it easy and grinded out the 9 miler. I would like to think that at this point in my training I would have no problem running 9 miles, but on occasion it turns out to be difficult.
Yesterday I got back into doing tempo runs. I'm shortening up my tempo distance, but trying to increase pace. Yesterday I ran a 2 mile tempo at 6:25 pace. I was quite pleased with the pace considering there were sustained 20+mph winds. After doing about 1 mile easy cool-down, I decided to run a hard quarter. I wasn't near the track so I had to use my GPS watch to monitor distance. Because of this, it's hard to judge speed and distance remaining without constantly looking at my watch. I ended up running a 75 sec quarter, but I think I could have gone a little faster if I was on the track In total I ran 6.5 miles Tuesday.
Today I did a 7.5 mile run at a moderate pace. The weather was perfect for distance running. Mid 50's, little wind, and overcast. I felt good after about 3 miles so I picked up the pace for the remaining 4, averaging sub 7:30 for the last half of the run. It didn't feel exhausting or difficult at all. I love days like today!
Tomorrow I'm planning on running another timed mile, my first in more than a month. I'm not quite sure if I'll see improvement from last month's time, but it's ok. I'll be doing a few consecutive weeks of hard training, so tomorrow's mile is just more training to help me build my middle-distance speed and strength. I'll be happy if all my quarters fall between 80-85 sec.
Hopefully I'll have more in the coming weeks about setting up a good training plan. Right now I'm just sort of flying by the seat of my pants. I also realize that this blog needs more pictures, so I'm going to see if I can't post a few pics each week. Here's to hoping tomorrow's run goes well! Good night, and good luck... running that is!
I have taken a short hiatus from blogging. I didn't make a post all of last week after the half marathon. To be honest, I really didn't have anything significant to write about. Last week was a recovery week from the half marathon. I ran 4 days last week, only about 22 miles total. I just needed my legs to recover a bit so I didn't do any hard workouts. This week however, is a different story.
It all started with a hot and sticky 9 mile run on Memorial Day. It was an exact copy of the weather at the Green Bay Half Marathon the previous weekend (85+ and humid and windy). I took it easy and grinded out the 9 miler. I would like to think that at this point in my training I would have no problem running 9 miles, but on occasion it turns out to be difficult.
Yesterday I got back into doing tempo runs. I'm shortening up my tempo distance, but trying to increase pace. Yesterday I ran a 2 mile tempo at 6:25 pace. I was quite pleased with the pace considering there were sustained 20+mph winds. After doing about 1 mile easy cool-down, I decided to run a hard quarter. I wasn't near the track so I had to use my GPS watch to monitor distance. Because of this, it's hard to judge speed and distance remaining without constantly looking at my watch. I ended up running a 75 sec quarter, but I think I could have gone a little faster if I was on the track In total I ran 6.5 miles Tuesday.
Today I did a 7.5 mile run at a moderate pace. The weather was perfect for distance running. Mid 50's, little wind, and overcast. I felt good after about 3 miles so I picked up the pace for the remaining 4, averaging sub 7:30 for the last half of the run. It didn't feel exhausting or difficult at all. I love days like today!
Tomorrow I'm planning on running another timed mile, my first in more than a month. I'm not quite sure if I'll see improvement from last month's time, but it's ok. I'll be doing a few consecutive weeks of hard training, so tomorrow's mile is just more training to help me build my middle-distance speed and strength. I'll be happy if all my quarters fall between 80-85 sec.
Hopefully I'll have more in the coming weeks about setting up a good training plan. Right now I'm just sort of flying by the seat of my pants. I also realize that this blog needs more pictures, so I'm going to see if I can't post a few pics each week. Here's to hoping tomorrow's run goes well! Good night, and good luck... running that is!
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