Marathon Training – Week 5 – Record setting
| 05/03 | XT | 60 min pilates class |
| 06/03 | 6.0 miles | Tempo run: 4 mi @ 8:54/8:50/8:51/8:25 min/mile |
| 07/03 | XT | 60 min pilates class |
| 08/03 | 7.0 miles | Easy run: avg 10:30 min/mile |
| 09/03 | - | Rest day |
| 10/03 | 14.7 miles | Long run: avg 10:44 min/mile |
| 11/03 | XT | 45 min on the elliptical & light upper body weights |
| Total | 27.7 miles | YTD: 185.7 miles |
I set three new personal records on Saturday:
- Farthest distance ever run (14.7 miles = 23.7 km)
- Longest time spent running (2:37:50)
- Greatest weekly mileage ever (27.7 miles = 44.6 km)
Whoa. I’ll be setting lots more of these records in the upcoming weeks but this week’s long run was special because it was the first time I’d run farther than a half marathon. I had a 14 mile route planned but it went a little long becuase I went off course in the Aboretum and had to add a side trip to find a market that sold gatorade when my planned stop didn’t have any. I thought about stopping at 14 miles and walking home as a cool down but it was raining pretty hard and I was afraid I’d get really cold if I stopped running.
Yesterday was the first time I’d used gatorade on a long runs. I was a little nervous about this because I have a bit of a sensitive stomach but it worked out well. In fact I think the gatorade is the key reason that I feel much better today than I did two weeks ago 24 hours after my 12 miler. The other possible difference is the cupcake I had last night but I’m guessing the gatorade was a bigger factor in recovery. I felt like I could have gone for a run this morning but I decided not to push my luck and did some non-impact cross training at the gym instead.
I have to tell you, I’m not really happy about daylight savings time starting today. I mean, sure it’s good to move the daylight to the evening so people use less electricity and stuff like that. It’s just that I like to run in the morning and I prefer to run in the light. All winter I’ve been patiently watching the sun rise just a little earlier every day. Now we’ve been set back by an hour. In Seattle this means yesterday (March 10) the sunrise was at 6:33 am and today (March 11) it was at 7:31 am. The last time it was as late as 7:31 am was February 5. I may have to go back to wearing my reflective vest during my runs next week.