Saturday, November 12, 2005

Michelle's Marathon Training Log: Week 4

Target Miles: 15
Completed Miles: 25.88

Sunday: 11/06/2005 @ 7:04a US/PT
Total Distance: 13.13 mi, Total Time: 2:06:20, Avg Pace: 09:37/mi Avg Speed: 6.2 mph, Total Calories: 1348 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 164 bpm

See earlier entry on this race.

... I was to run 3 miles on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. With the red-eye to RDU on Sunday, full days on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and the red-eye back to SFO on Wednesday night, I did not run again till Friday. Travel really kills a training plan.

Friday: 11/11/2005 @ 6:36a US/PT
Total Distance: 3.98 mi, Total Time: 40:05, Avg Pace: 10:04/mi Avg Speed: 6.0 mph, Total Calories: 421 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 164 bpm

A wild day. Mid run I got really light headed and stopped at one of the buildings on campus. I actually had to lay down to get back to normal. I finished my run no problem and chalk the light-headedness up to lack of sleep as I'd been up since 4am due to my timezone hopping this week.

Saturday: 11/12/2005 @ 7:21a US/PT
Total Distance: 8.77 mi, Total Time: 1:31:32, Avg Pace: 10:26/mi Avg Speed: 5.7 mph, Total Calories: 962 cal, Avg Heart Rate: 164 bpm

Great run! Despite being up at 4am today as well, this was a good day. Last night I read an article on finishing a marathon feeling good that recommended running the second half of out and backs faster than the first to ingrain the technique for raceday. I kept my average pace at 10:11/mi for the four miles out and ran an average pace of 9:23/mi back. It was the easiest long run I've ever had. With this in mind, I'm going to try planning my splits for the marathon and practicing them during my long runs.

posted by Michelle at 4:00 PM

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