Michelle's Mileage

My first (and the second and the third) half-marathon and my first marathon have come and gone. My HTML customization of this site is slow and buggy. :) As such, I'm retiring from this running blog. Michelle's Mileage will now be my new running journal. In it I plan to record my training log, my race results, my personal records, and my thoughts on running as I continue to learn.

Michelle's Marathon Training Log: Week 16

Target Miles: 39 with marathon
Completed Miles: 40.65


Tuesday: 01/31/2006
Total Distance: 3.00 mi, Total Time: 0:30:00, Avg Pace: 10:00/mi, Total Calories: 300 cal, Avg Heart Rate: UNK

Inside on the treadmill at night -- boring, but at least I got the mileage in... :)

Wednesday: 02/01/2006
Total Distance: 4.81 mi, Total Time: 0:50:17, Avg Pace: 10:26/mi, Total Calories: 519 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 160 bpm

Thursday: 02/02/2006
Total Distance: 4.04 mi, Total Time: 0:37:43, Avg Pace: 9:19/mi, Total Calories: 326 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 154 bpm

Saturday: 02/04/2006
Total Distance: 2.40 mi, Total Time: 0:35:44, Avg Pace: 14:52/mi, Total Calories: 264 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 133 bpm

You can tell I wasn't working real hard on this one. I had Ivy with me, dropped my cell phone in the ocean, etc. Mostly just nervous about the marathon...

Sunday: 02/05/2006
Total Distance: 26.39 mi, Total Time: 4:36:26, Avg Pace: 10:28/mi, Total Calories: 2,950 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 157 bpm

PS Marathon
Originally uploaded by michellefleury.

These are the Garmin results of my first marathon! See earlier entry on the race and my new blog for info on life post-marathon.

All in all it has been an amazing experience. I am so glad I started running -- I have learned so much about life.

I can't wait for my next one in July. There's lots I learned this time that I'll apply to the next one. For now my plan is to follow Hal Higdon's Intermediate I plan and focus on building strength for the last few miles. I'll worry about speed in October for the Chicago...

PS Marathon Finished!

PS Marathon Finish
Originally uploaded by michellefleury.

I can't believe it, but I ran my first marathon today. That's me on the home stretch, feeling a crazy mixture of shock, pride, and exhaustion. I finished around 4:36, 7 minutes ahead of my goal time of 4:43.

Wahoo!

Pacific Shoreline Marathon -- My First

Pacific Shoreline Marathon -- My First
Originally uploaded by michellefleury.

Words cannot adequately describe how I feel as I approach this event. The closest I can get is the adjective intent:

Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin intentus, from past participle of intendere to stretch forth
1 : directed with strained or eager attention : CONCENTRATED, EARNEST, INTENSE
2 a (1) : having the mind or attention closely or fixedly directed on something : PREOCCUPIED, ENGROSSED (2) : reflecting or evidencing strained or concentrated attention or preoccupation b : having the mind or will concentrated on some end or purpose : DETERMINED, RESOLVED, BENT

Source: http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/unabridged

For those that know me, this may not seem unusual, but I assure you it is different. I could qualify it a bit by saying that I feel intensely intent, but I'm not sure the adverb really adds that much...

I leave tomorrow for LA. I'll drive the course when I get there and relax as much as possible on Saturday. The race is on Sunday. I'll update this blog when I get to Santa Barbara on Sunday night.

Michelle's Marathon Training Log: Week 15

Target Miles: 24
Completed Miles: 26.57

Monday: 01/23/2006
Total Distance: 3.91 mi, Total Time: 0:41:51, Avg Pace: 10:41/mi, Total Calories: 439 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 163 bpm

Tuesday: 01/24/2006
Total Distance: 5.74 mi, Total Time: 1:00:21, Avg Pace: 10:30/mi, Total Calories: 658 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 151 bpm

Thursday: 01/26/2006
Total Distance: 3.92 mi, Total Time: 0:37:40, Avg Pace: 9:36/mi, Total Calories: 406 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 168 bpm

Saturday: 01/28/2006
Total Distance: 13.00 mi, Total Time: 2:08:13, Avg Pace: 9:51/mi, Total Calories: 1,523 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 160 bpm

Michelle's Marathon Training Log: Week 14

Target Miles: 28
Completed Miles: 32.06

... and uneventful week, though I was seriously tired on Tuesday. I'm not sure why this plan has two days of running just after the first 20 miler. I plan to take a rest day after the marathon.

Monday: 01/16/2006
Total Distance: 3.86 mi, Total Time: 0:38:39, Avg Pace: 10:00/mi, Total Calories: 373 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 153 bpm

Tuesday: 01/17/2006
Total Distance: 8.37 mi, Total Time: 1:32:27, Avg Pace: 11:02/mi, Total Calories: 968 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 151 bpm

Thursday: 01/19/2006
Total Distance: 4.86 mi, Total Time: 0:52:40, Avg Pace: 10:50/mi, Total Calories: 514 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 146 bpm

On this day I ran without my iPod since I forgot to bring my earphones with me -- BORING!

Saturday: 01/21/2006
Total Distance: 14.97 mi, Total Time: 2:24:45, Avg Pace: 9:40/mi, Total Calories: 1,646 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 165 bpm

Michelle's Marathon Training Log: Week 13

Target Miles: 32
Completed Miles: 36.13

Tuesday: 01/10/2006
Total Distance: 5.06 mi, Total Time: 0:48:01, Avg Pace: 9:30/mi, Total Calories: 525 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 165 bpm

Wednesday: 01/11/2006
Total Distance: 3.72 mi, Total Time: 0:36:26, Avg Pace: 9:47/mi, Total Calories: 411 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 161 bpm

Friday: 01/13/2006
Total Distance: 4.88 mi, Total Time: 0:49:44, Avg Pace: 10:10/mi, Total Calories: 523 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 154 bpm

Sunday: 01/15/2006
Total Distance: 22.46 mi, Total Time: 3:51:39, Avg Pace: 10:18/mi, Total Calories: 2,318 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 157 bpm

My First 20 Miler
Originally uploaded by michellefleury.

22.46 miles! I simply *cannot* believe it! If you would have asked me 1 year ago if I would ever be able to run 22 miles I would have said no. I just cannot believe I actually did it...

The run was great, though a few things did not go as planned. First, my pace. I never got into the 10:47/mi groove. This is my target marathon pace, so more pacing practice required. Second, I did not adequately brief my pit crew, so at the turn I did not have my 'stuff' as expected: goo (chocolate Accel Gel with caffeine), sports drink (Ultima Replenisher) and an NSAID (Motrin), which did not turn out to be a problem. I imagine I'll feel more comfortable with them during the marathon, but learned today I don't actually need them. I had enough energy to finish the last half mile with a pace of 8:30/mi.