Half-marathon training – Week 6 – 10 miler & NYC marathon

30/10	–	Rest day
31/10	7 miles	Speedwork, 3x1600m @ 7:59/7:59/7:59, how’s that for consistency!
01/11	4 miles	Slow & easy
02/11	XT	30 min swimming laps
03/11	–	Rest day
04/11	10 miles	Long run @ 11:06 min/mile (including waiting for street lights)
05/11	2.5 miles	Recovery run
Total	23.5 miles	YTD: 642.5 miles

I did a solid 10 miler in the rain on Saturday. That’s the longest distance in my training program although I plan to duplicate this effort next week. I wasn’t thrilled about running in the rain but then I realised that there’s a good chance it will be raining on race day (this is Seattle after all) so I should get used to it. As it turns out it was quite warm out (12C) so despite the rain it was pleasant. I’m still hoping for a dry race though!

I watched NBC’s New York marathon one hour summary show this morning. It was great! I really wish they’d broadcast the whole thing on the full network but I’ll take any TV running coverage I can get! I was happy to see Lance beat the 3 hour mark and even happier that one of the Kimbia athletes was the runner-up in the men’s race. The whole thing made me very excited for my race in 3 weeks. The countdown is on!!