Half marathon training – Week 6 – Recovery and 500 miles
This scheduled low-mileage recovery week could not have come at a better time. I was surprisingly tight and sore following Sunday’s 8k personal best effort. My left shin and right hamstring both made their presence known on Monday morning. I spent the week taking things easy and enjoying the lack of speedwork on my schedule.
On Thursday morning I passed the 500 miles year to date mileage mark. This is the earliest date that I have ever reached this mark (previously: 16/08/2006, 27/05/2007 and 10/06/2008).
There was some very cool news to come out this week about my goal race. Former marathon world record holder Paul Tergat of Kenya will be running the Rock n Roll Seattle Half Marathon. His PB is 59:17 so perhaps one of my race goals should be to run the race in less than double the about of time it takes Tergat! This is what I love about running. In what other sport do you get to compete in the same event as a former world record holder?!
| 18/05 | - | Rest day |
| 19/05 | 6.0 mi | Easy run: avg 10:34 min/mile |
| 20/05 | XT | 45 min elliptical & yoga/stretching |
| 21/05 | 6.0 mi | Easy run: avg 10:04 min/mile |
| 22/05 | - | Rest day |
| 23/05 | 7.2 mi | Easy run: avg 10:02 min/mile |
| 24/05 | 4.0 mi | Recovery run: avg 9:53 min/mile |
| Total | 23.2 mi | YTD: 515.9 miles |