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I can’t believe I’ve made it through the first two weeks of Illinois half marathon training! It has been tough to balance training with my (relatively) new teaching job…Things are going well training wise, though, and I really hope it stays that way! I’m nervous because of my injury history, but I am optimistic, especially after I wrapped up week 2 yesterday! So without further ado, let’s take a look at my last two weeks of training! 🙌🏻
Week 1: Monday February 5th -Sunday February 11th
-Monday February 5th: REST
-Tuesday February 6th: 3 miles @ 7:42 on the treadmill followed by strength work
-Wednesday February 7th: REST/XT
-Thursday February 8th: REST
-Friday February 9th: Unexpected day off work (snow day) resulted in a fun, but snowy/slippery 5 miles @ 7:59 pace
-Saturday February 10th: 4 miles @ 7:31 pace
-Sunday February 11th: REST
WEEKLY TOTAL: 14 miles
Week 2: Monday February 12th -Sunday February 18th:
-Monday February 12th: 3 miles after school at 7:18 pace followed by stretching
-Tuesday February 13th: REST
-Wednesday February 14th: 3 miles @ 7:07 pace. I ran by feel, but ended up with a run that was almost at tempo pace…
-Thursday February 15th: Late and dark 4 miler at 7:49 pace. This run didn’t feel great…
-Friday February 16th: REST
-Saturday February 17th: 1 mile w/u, 3 miles @ goal half marathon pace (6:49, 6:54, 6:48), and 3 mile c/d
-Sunday February 18th: 5 mile recovery run @ 7:39 pace followed by yoga
WEEKLY TOTAL: 21 miles
Tonight’s question: What races are you training for this spring? Will any of you be joining me at the Illinois half marathon? They also have a 5k, 10k, full marathon, and marathon relay! So there’s a race for everyone!🤗 Use the code “2018bibravebonus” code for $10.00 off your entry if you want to join me!😉
I’m really glad your training went well this week and you’re still running injury-free, even with the increase in intensity. Great job on the tempo run!
Thank you Amy! I’m happy too. 🙂 I’m slowly starting to feel like my old self. I have a ways to go, though. How’s your training going?
You’re off to a great start with your training. I think Illinois Race weekend will be a blast. I’ve got the Gasparilla Amber Challenge (5k, 15k, half) this weekend, then the Carlsbad all day 20k in March. Other than Sea Wheeze in September, that’s all I’ve committed to so far.
Thank you! 🙂 Gasparilla looks like a fun race and I’ve always wanted to run Sea Wheeze. Have you run it before? I can’t believe you’re running a 20k-so cool!