Half Marathon Training – Week 5 – Typical
Hmm, it’s Sunday night and I’m trying to remember how training went this week. I’m pretty sure it was the usual story: tough tempo run on Wednesday, a decent long run on the weekend and a few other easy runs thrown in. Yes, it was just a typical training week.
| 05/04 | - | Rest day |
| 06/04 | 5.0 mi | Easy run: avg 10:10 min/mile |
| 07/04 | 6.0 mi | Tempo run: 4mi @ 8:47/8:46/8:37/8:30 min/mile |
| 08/04 | 5.0 mi | Easy run: avg 9:53 min/mile |
| 09/04 | - | Rest day |
| 10/04 | 4.0 mi | Easy run: avg 10:06 min/mile |
| 11/04 | 10.0 mi | Long run: avg 9:51 min/mile |
| Total | 30.0 mi | YTD: 328.7 miles |
In other news, on Wednesday I found out that I did not get into the NYC marathon via the lottery this year. Although I can’t find any data to support this I had estimated the chance of getting in to be approximately 25%. I plan to enter the lottery again next year. At the very latest I’d be able to run NYC in 2013 as long as they let you in during year four if you’ve been rejected through the lottery for three consecutive years. My current tentative plan is now to run the Road2Hope Hamilton Marathon in November as my fall marathon. It’s fast, small, close and late in the fall allowing for maximal training. Then in January 2011 a few friends and I have signed up to do the Walt Disney World Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge. That’s a half marathon on Saturday followed by a full marathon on Sunday. Crazy.
Hi Cecilia!
Thanks for the postcard from Vancouver.
If you ever want to do the London marathon please let me know. Through her work Chris’ mother can get you a charity space in the race, meaning you can bypass the lottery in exchange for a bit of fundraising.
Hi Heather! Thanks for the tip. The London Marathon is definitely on the list of races I’d someday like to do!