Wednesday – December 19, 2012
I stretched and massaged some lactate buildup out of my right leg last night. I’m just about done with Jurek’s book, Eat & Run. Reading about guys that run 100 mile races puts my little 3 and 5 mile runs into perspective. Also, since I ran a full marathon two months ago, anything under 15 miles sounds fine.
I am planning to run the Mini Heart Half Marathon on March 17, 2013. To get ready, I’ve drawn up a training routine that will be easy to follow and commit to. I’d like to shoot for 2 hours flat, but that might not be possible. My best half marathon is the US Air Force Half at 2:17:22, or 10:29mm. Running in 2 hours sounds like it’s only 17 minutes faster, but it means going from 10:29mm to 9:09mm. That’s a lot in 2.5 months of training. Below is my training schedule.
Today’s run was supposed to be 7 miles, as I’m going to follow the January week 1 schedule for the rest of December. But I hit snooze and only had time for 6 miles. Today was colder, around 39 degrees at 5:00am. I put on a LS tech shirt, pants, and a light Nike jacket. I also wore thin gloves and ear warmers. I fixed my Garmin heart rate (HR) monitor last night, which is exciting to use again.
I went out fine, kept an enjoyable pace for the run. I actually didn’t look at my watch during the run, I just cruised along. Six miles felt fine, almost easy, and the screen shot of the Garmin data is below also. The first time I ran 6 miles was 9/10/11, and my running log notes say, “Last half mile was spiritual.” At that time, it was a big deal and I was so excited that I was seeing things. Now, 15 months later, it’s just another morning run. It’s crazy how fast time flies and how quickly our bodies adapt to exercise and diet. I’ll try to hit the pool tomorrow and run again (3 or 5) on Friday.
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