This week I ran 30 miles, marking my first 30 mile week! Woo hoo! I've certainly been close to 30 miles since I've started training but never quite made it. Our long run was 13 miles this week (13.13 to be exact). It's important to note that I've never run 13 miles except for the three half marathons I've run in the past year.
Saturday's long run went fine. Not as great as my 12 mile run last week but I felt good. I was able to run the last 2 miles at a good clip. I'm very curious to see how I perform at the Shamrock Half Marathon because I normally feel pretty beat by mile 10-11...but the last few long runs I have felt strong and not the usual energy dip at the end. I'm also not sore afterwards either which I'm taking as a sign that my body is adapting and getting used to the running. Obviously the increased mileage, longer runs and speed training has definitely worked.
I was proud that I was able to get all my mileage in this past week as I was travelling for the majority of the week. It meant me getting up early and running on the treadmill. So that makes my 30 mile week even more special that I was able to achieve it.
This also marked my fourth straight week of having a double-digit long run - another first for me.
Two weeks until the Shamrock Half Marathon!
Here is the workout plan this week:
Monday: 5 miles
Tuesday: 6 miles - speed training
Wednesday: trainer
Thursday: 5 miles
Friday: rest day
Saturday: 9 miles (no double-digit run for the first time in 5 weeks)
Sunday: cross-train (hot yoga)
Happy Running,
Suzanne
Way to go on reaching 30 miles! That's exciting!! :0)
ReplyDeleteAwesome! This all sounds so promising! And 30 is HUGE! I think I hit my highest a couple weeks ago - and it was around 19? Not sure. I hope I can get to 30 some day!
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen and FF! FF - I never thought I'd reach 30 when I first started...just keep running and training and you'll be there before you know it.
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