Half Marathon Training Plan: Week #4

[seventhe]

Week #4 of Sev's Half-Marathon Training Plan:

	Tempo Run	Long Run	Easy Recovery Run	total	target
Week #1	3.07 mi	5.4 mi	3.2 mi	11.67 mi	11 mi
Week #2	3.5 mi	4.85 mi	3.64 mi	12 mi	12 mi
Week #3	4 mi	6.6 mi	3.3 mi	13.9 mi	13.3 mi
Week #4	3.87 mi	7.5 mi	3.3 mi	14.67 mi	14.6 mi

This was a pretty bad week for running. I had no energy anywhere; every single run felt like a giant slog rather than a workout of any kind. I was super lethargic and none of the runs felt good at all.

I kept my pace slow and thus my asthma under control, so I will count that as a win, or a partial win.

Part of the slow feeling was due to my needing new shoes (and then getting new shoes - I don't sprint in new shoes until I've run in them once or twice), which hopefully I've taken care of. I also plan to start doing the long run on Sundays. Doing it on Friday - after however many hours of lab - is starting to be a pretty bad idea.

Week #5 goals:

• 16 miles total


• 90 minute long run, >8 miles slow.

I am pretty sure my body's telling me that I need a rest week. I need to hang on until next weekend, the 18th, because that's when I'll be going to my parents' house to celebrate my dad's birthday (which was in February). I can take a rest week then.

Comments

[novel_machinist]

I am going to run. I will begin running in July...

oh, DUDE. That reminds me. I would like to mail you or get up to you this weekend to give you a stupid card for your dad. Or send you money to get the BIGGEST AND UGLIEST FLOWERS that money can afford. :D

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[safety-caesars.livejournal.com]

I thought Father's Day was in June?? o_o I suck at holidays.

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[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

NO, you're right, I meant my dad's birthday (which ironically was in February so my family is still not correct)

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[safety-caesars.livejournal.com]

LOL aiight, I got worried there for a sec. I already always nearly forget my dad's birthday and I was like GREAT AM I GOING TO FORGET FATHER'S DAY TOO hahaha

Oh and to be relevant to your post now, DAMN GURL YOU BE RUNNIN