A (no-longer new) training log (comments welcome)

[Psymonds]

we have reached a settlement on the 35 minute tempo run issue. I did some extra hills today.

 

[Psymonds]

had a rough 4 runs and then decided to take a few days off, not the greatest two weeks of training, but I'm feeling a lot better and I had good 6 miler today.

 

[Psymonds]

had a rough 4 runs and then decided to take a few days off, not the greatest two weeks of training, but I'm feeling a lot better and I had good 6 miler today.

DD was out of town but still managed to text " how was your morning run" (from disneyland for a school trip)

 

[Psymonds]

I've done some thinking/review of recent runs. I looked at the HR data on what was supposed to be an easy run and I was 70% in HR zone 4.

I ran yesterday with the HR screen up and moderated pace just on HR and it was much better feeling, but slower than I would have run if I had just kept pace up on my watch.

I think I need to slow down some. Which is disappointing in some regards, but better to be realistic and do the training.

 

[Psymonds]

I've done some thinking/review of recent runs. I looked at the HR data on what was supposed to be an easy run and I was 70% in HR zone 4.

I ran yesterday with the HR screen up and moderated pace just on HR and it was much better feeling, but slower than I would have run if I had just kept pace up on my watch.

I think I need to slow down some. Which is disappointing in some regards, but better to be realistic and do the training.

I'm getting back in the swing: 2 weeks out from full marathon training starting.

Trail run today (it said tempo but I figured that meant trail was ok?)

no sneks:

 

[Psymonds]

I'm getting back in the swing: 2 weeks out from full marathon training starting.

Trail run today (it said tempo but I figured that meant trail was ok?)

no sneks:

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8 miles HR zone 3 today, I did like 80% of the written mileage this week!.

 

[Psymonds]

12x200 at lunch today. felt good. I set it up on my garmin so I could just use the lap button when I was ready for the next cycle, I liked that.

 

[Psymonds]

OK, so.... I have a current training goal for my July Marathon and am starting the higdon plan for that next week. I've been doing the in between general fitness plan for the last 12 weeks but I'm struggling. That plan has 6 days of activity, and I'm just not getting 6 days a week in. the marathon plan has 5 days going forward, which I can do.

BUT

I signed up for dopey

So I need to work back from that and see if I need to change preparation for the current marathon. I think not, I think there's actually a short break after end of July before dopey training, so I'll be rolling from a full marathon training into dopey training. I looked at Higdon's plan and it's doable (week 1 long run is 13 miles)

I think what I'm learning, however is that I need to figure out how to block time for running when it's going to matter.

This week is an example, I have early meetings and couldn't go at 4 am, so I said I'd run after work... but it's going to be 90 degrees at 4pm. was same yesterday and I ended up going for a walk with my wife.

ALSO DD wants to learn to run more (she did the DLHH 10k with almost no training...and signed up for the half) and I said I'd walk or run with her a few times a week for now, and DS is signed up for the full.

Anyhow... working through it but definitely looking at how to carve out consistent time to run.