Michelle's Marathon Training Log: Week 3

Target Miles: 18
Completed Miles: 25.89

Sunday: 10/30/2005
Total Distance: 12.30 mi, Total Time: 2:04:27, Avg Pace: 10:06/mi Avg Speed: 5.9 mph, Total Calories: 1313 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 161 bpm

See earlier entry on this race.

Monday: 10/31/2005

This was to be an 3-EZ day. I took the day off to recover from the Silicon Valley Half Marathon. I actually felt OK, but there's so much out there on recovery that I thought I should rest.

Tuesday: 11/01/2005 @ 6:08a US/PT
Total Distance: 5.72 mi, Total Time: 55:45, Avg Pace: 9:28/mi Avg Speed: 6.3 mph, Total Calories: 607 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 165 bpm

Thursday: 11/03/2005 @ 6:00a US/PT

I met with running coach Jacquie Mardell this morning as follow-up to the Chi Running course I took a few weekends ago. I did not get in my 4 miles, only running 1 mile or so as most of the time was spent talking about form and doing a few drills. Work finished too late for an evening run and I did not want to run on a treadmill.

Saturday: 11/05/2005 @ 7:44a US/PT
Total Distance: 6.87 mi, Total Time: 1:06:38, Avg Pace: 9:42/mi Avg Speed: 6.2 mph, Total Calories: 755 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 161 bpm

Great run. It's a gorgeous day today and I stopped by Pete's for a double expresso on the way to the trail. My running pace, which has been dropping on its own, was ~9:00/mi. Yahoo! Today was the first time I sprinted towards my finish. I was glad to see I had the energy stores to do so.