Hey guys. Just got back from my run. It was a tempo run (1 mile warm up, 4 miles at race pace or faster, 1 mile cool down at slower pace). I don't want to jinx myself, but I am feeling more and more confident that I can run this race in under 2 hours. Fingers crossed. Here are my times for today:
mile 1- 9'19, mile 2- 8'32, mile 3- 8'44, mile 4 8'56, mile 5- 8'36, mile 6- 9'14.
This brings my average pace for this run at 8'54 per mile average. To run the half marathon in under two hours I need to run a 9'10 pace or slower, so. . . it seems doable at this point. Of course, I would have 7 miles to go,
. All the reading (online blogs and articles) I have done about doing this in under two hours basically said the same thing. . . tempo runs get you to your goals. We shall see.
Yesterday was a CF workout. DS came with me. It was 4x200 meter sprints with :30 seconds rest in between, then 12-minute AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) of 10 push presses (I used 15# DB), 20 pistol squats to box (10 each leg), and 10 jumping pull-ups. I got through 4.5 rounds. Then 4x200 meter sprints again to finish. It was a fun workout. My DS actually complimented me, which he never does. Later, I took my younger DS and my dad to this beach area that I run in the summer. The road is for runners, rollerblading, biking. . . no cars. We rode our bikes for 4 miles and hung out by the water and then went home. The weather has been amazing this break!
I agree with both of you. I miss Cookie too. I see Melissa on facebook all the time. She seems so happy with her job and her life. I am happy for her. She looks great.
Belinda- I printed out a few different training plans for the half marathon and picked one that fit my schedule the best. The only difference is I have added a mile or two to some of the longer runs. Today was supposed to be 5 miles, I did 6, pushing myself for the 4. I really wanted to test myself a bit more. Last week, my 11 mile long run was supposed to be 10. This week's long run calls for 8-10 miles. I am aiming for 10. For the Philadelphia marathon training plan, I downloaded the intermediate training plan from the website they have. There are no speed intervals or tempo runs on it, so I am going to "mesh" it with some other training plans I find. Still researching. I don't have to really "train" for that until the beginning of July. So after this race, I am just going to maintain mileage and run what I feel like running as far as speed intervals or tempo runs for the time being.
Deb- I always feel as if January is the slowest month of the year. It is so cold, dark, dreary, blah!!! I am happy this month flew by. My favorite time of year is approaching, lol. I do love the month of May when it is warm, but not too hot and the sun feels sooooo good and you don't have to wear sunblock yet.
BBL,
Kristin