I got my training schedule and immediately felt that I was behind schedule because I didn't run Monday before work. Luckily, I was able to get out of work a little early and get my run in before the sun went down. One thing that I noticed was that my schedule has me running 4x week. I need to talk to Coach about that because I usually stick to a 3x week running plan for injury prevention. For now I will try to hit two of the three mid-week runs and consider the third a bonus. And of course, be sure to do the long runs on the weekend.
Next run scheduled for Thursday.
Monday: 4 miles easy.
I chose a dirt trail for this one and took it nice and easy. I was so happy to be running after work again even if I was kind of in a rush to beat the sunset. I ended up running a pace of 11:43.
Tuesday: 2 miles steady (at half marathon pace, 10:20-10:40) with one mile warm-up & cool down.
For this one I opted to run on a hard surface in order to to hit the steady paces. It seems I overshot my pace targets a bit and ended up at 10K pace instead. I attribute this to not having a pacing buddy with me. When the running group starts mid-week runs, it will be easier to stay on pace. At least I got the benefit of two faster miles. And it was a nice confidence boost for kicking off my training.
mile 1: 11:02
mile 2: 9:55
mile 3: 9:58
mile 4: 11:35
I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get the Thursday run in, but that's okay. I have 8 miles on the schedule for Saturday, I don't anticipate any issues with that one.
p.s. Thanks for the compliments on the t-shirt quilt. I've given details on who created it to a few of you who asked if I had your email. For anyone else who's interested, just email me.
Good luck with your training. You started off really good! :)
ReplyDeleteGood start to your training plan. How neat that you have your own coach!
ReplyDeleteExcellent start to your training!
ReplyDeleteGo Girl!!! Good for you to start your training. I only run 3 - 4 times per week and then swim or cycle.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I LOVE your t-shirt quilt, that is just stunning. Wish we had some awesome running t's up here. Ours are B.O.R.I.N.G......
Yay! Good luck with the half marathon training kick-off! Half marathons are my favorite race:)
ReplyDeleteExciting! Enjoy your training!
ReplyDeleteGood luck as you begin your training!
ReplyDeleteI keep wanting to get my race shirts made into a t-shirt quilt, but haven't gotten around to investigating having it made.
those are good primary goals! enjoy your training =)
ReplyDeleteNice job! I'm so excited to find some events to do this spring and start running again. I really missed it the last year!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! I'm excited to follow your training for this half-marathon!
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find your coach, out of curiosity?
Yay for a half marathon! I'm excited to hear more about your training! And I LOVE that t shirt quilt. I want to do one once I get enough T shirts! :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck! Enjoy the training. It is always exciting to run with a goal in mind.
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not, sometimes running more short runs during the week will actually help prevent injury. The higher your overall mileage the less of a jolt to your system the long run is. Your body will recover from that long run better if it is not 50% of your total mileage for the week. I am sure you will find the right mix.
How exciting!
ReplyDeleteSounds like your training plan is off to a good start!
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the race quilt from your last post! I've been thinking about doing something like that with some of my shirts. I just need to pick out which shirts I want to use.
let the fun begin. :-)
ReplyDeleteYay for half marathon training! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat start to your HM training!
ReplyDeleteGreat way to start off your training. It sounds like you have a solid plan
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