Well, week 6 has come and gone and with it, I am 1/3 of the way through my training. I still have 12 weeks to go, which sounds like a long time, but I know it is going to fly by. I can't believe how quickly it is going. It seemed so far away for a while!
Last week I discussed needing to adjust my paces. I have upped them this week, but more importantly I am trying to run based on feeling. Since this race isn't about time, I want to be comfortable. I do have paces I am going to try and hit because I don't want to push it too hard, but I am also just going to run and feel good on the run. Some weeks might be slower, some weeks might be faster. All part of the training moving forward.
Monday
Scheduled: Rest or Cross Training
Actual: Rest
Tuesday
Scheduled: 3 miles easy pace (10:09 - 11:09)
Actual: 3.00 miles, 30:56, 10:18 pace
Wednesday
Scheduled: 6 mile tempo pace (9:09ish)
Actual: 7 miles total, 1:05:43
Paces: 9:23, 9:22, 9:04, 9:04, 9:11, 9:17
Thursday
Scheduled: 3 miles easy pace (10:09 - 11:09)
Actual: 3.13 miles, 32:35, 10:24 pace
Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest
Saturday
Scheduled: 6 miles long run pace (9:54)
Actual: 7.29 miles, 1:12:55, 10:01 pace
Sunday
Scheduled: 16 miles long run pace (9:54)
Actual: 16 miles. 2:35:17, 9:42 pace
So, yea.. I tried my new "run comfortable" theory out on my 16 mile long run on Sunday. And I ended up with a 9:42 average pace. The last couple of miles were tough and I am thinking as the Saturday runs get longer, the average pace on Sundays will slow. But given this training season who knows!
Total miles: 36.42
Total October miles: 94.13
Hope you all had great training weeks!
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