Marathon Training – Week 15 – Back in Ontario
| 14/05 | - | Rest day |
| 15/05 | 5.0 miles | Tempo run: 3 miles @ 8:41/8:36/8:24 min/mile |
| 16/05 | 2.0 miles | Easy run, IM softball game |
| 17/05 | 3.0 miles | Easy run: avg 10:30 min/mile |
| 18/05 | - | Rest/Travel day |
| 19/05 | 8.0 miles | Long run: avg 10:44 min/mile |
| 20/05 | XT | 3 km hike with Dad in Frontenac Park |
| Total | 18.0 miles | YTD: 486.0 miles |
My second week of tapering went fine, I think. I’m not really sure how the taper is supposed to feel so I’m just going with the flow and hoping for the best. I’ve recovered nicely from the half marathon and things seem to be on track. I feel like I should be running more but I hear that’s pretty typical.
I had a busy week wrapping stuff up in Seattle and then drove to Vancouver on Thursday evening and flew to Toronto on Friday morning. I spent Saturday in Toronto and then spent Sunday and Monday at my aunt and uncle’s cottage. I’m back in Ottawa now and all of a sudden the marathon is only 5 days away. Fortunatley things are super busy here since we’re hosting a big dinner tomorrow night and it’s keeping my mind off the marathon! I expect the panic to set in after I finish my last training run on Thursday! Stay tuned …
Best of luck in your race this weekend. Reading your blog about your future training (post Seattle Half M) motivated me try a program for the Capital City Half M in Olympia which I ran last Sunday May 20th. I must say, a better training plan certainly helped and I did a PR. Even better it’s only Tuesday and I’m ready for a run today (slow and short). The post race recovery is much better than my experience post Seattle Half M race. The person I trained with placed in her division. She hadn’t raced in 20 years and ran a 1:39.XX. I’m so proud of her!
Craig. West Seattle.
Congrats on your PR! Congrats to your training partner too!