Half-marathon training – Week 4 – Step back week, 10K tomorrow

16/10	–	Rest day
17/10	4 miles	Slow & easy
18/10	4 miles	Slow & easy
19/10	–	Rest day
20/10	XT	30 min swimming laps
21/10	–	Rest day (no long run because of tomorrow’s race)
22/10	10K race	Race Report coming tomorrow …
Total	14 miles	YTD: 598 miles

This week was nice and easy. After 3 weeks of long runs, tempo runs and speedwork it was time to take a step back week. This is the first Saturday in a long time that I haven’t done a long run. I have to admit that I was a little without purpose when I woke up this morning! However the inactivity will help me rest up for the 10K race I’m doing tomorrow morning.

Earlier this week I picked up my bib, chip and race t-shirt. Mom, I’m sure you’ll want to borrow the shirt because it’s bright purple and on the back it says “Go Dawgs.” The forecast is calling for perfect running weather tomorrow morning: sunny and 6C at 9am. I am so relieved not to be running in the rain! I’ve decided to adopt the habit of setting 3 goals for my race (#1 a minimum goal, #2 a realistic goal and #3 an optimal goal) so here they are for this race:

Goal #1: Finish my first 10K (a PB for sure) and enjoy running though campus because it’s ridiculously beautiful in the fall.

Goal #2: Keep up HMP for the first 4 miles of the race, remember this race is really a paced training run.

Goal #3: Pick up the pack for the last 2.2 miles and finish strong.

I’ll post a race report tomorrow afternoon…