Half marathon training – Weeks 8 & 9 – Ph.inishe.D.
Over the past two weeks I have successfully defended and submitted my PhD dissertation and participated in the university’s graduation ceremony. There’s been a whirlwind of activity around here so this post is going to be very brief and I’ll just update my usual mileage tables. This half marathon is quickly sneaking up on me!
Week 8
| 01/06 | - | Rest Day |
| 02/06 | 5.0 mi | Easy run: avg 9:46 min/mile |
| 03/06 | 7.0 mi | Tempo run: 4mi @ 8:30/8:31/8:36/8:27/8:30 min/mile |
| 04/06 | 4.0 mi | Easy run: avg 9:56 min/mile |
| 05/06 | 4.0 mi | Easy DEFENCE DAY run: avg 9:54 min/mile |
| 06/06 | - | POST DEFENCE Rest Day |
| 07/06 | 12.0 mi | Long run: avg 9:49 min/mile (last 8:39) |
| Total | 32.0 mi | YTD: 578.9 miles |
Week 9
| 08/06 | 4.0 mi | Easy run: avg 10:04 min/mile |
| 09/06 | 5.0 mi | Easy run: avg 9:48 min/mile |
| 10/06 | 8.0 mi | Speedwork: 4x1mi in 7:53/7:39/7:53/7:55 min |
| 11/06 | - | Rest day |
| 12/06 | 11.4 mi | Long run: avg 10:31 min/mile (2 hour run) |
| 13/06 | 4.6 mi | GRADUATION DAY Recovery run: avg 10:05 min/mile |
| 14/06 | - | Rest day |
| Total | 33.0 mi | YTD: 611.9 miles |