#hanson's marathon method

[runningwithpump]

Indy Monumental: Week 8/18 - 53.11 miles

Monday: Easy 6 with a buddy.  Now that we don’t work in the same office, it’s nice to catch up over a run.

Tuesday: 3 x 1600 (6:00 goal)  Actual splits: 5:59, 6:03, 6:02

Wednesday: Rest day easy 4 miles.  I’m not up and moving nearly as much throughout my work day right now, so rest day shakeout runs are going to be necessary.

Thursday: Easy 9 miles after work. 

Friday: Easy 10 miles after work.

Saturday: Tempo 7 (6:45 goal pace).  Actual pace: 6:43.  This tempo run was much better than my previous two attempts.  It probably helped that I was listening to “California Love” Pandora.  Tupac led the way.

Sunday: Easy 8 miles this morning.  4 miles to music, 4 miles to a podcast.

I’ve been cutting back some of the easy mileage, but most of that is due to being both mentally and physically exhausted.  This next week is going to be a challenge.  I have 3 SOS workouts and it’s supposed to be in the 90′s all week.  Should be interesting

[irlamy]

Week 17 in Flying Pig Training

What a week. I’m increasingly nervous for my first marathon.

W17D1: aforementioned 6x1 strength workout

Completed in Boston.

W17D2: travel home = rest

W17D3: easy 6

I worked from Indy and originally intended to do a tempo 10 on the Monon trail. The temperature and winds (and the clothes I had left) made that a really poor idea. I settled for an easy treadmill 6 at Planet Fitness. Bryon’s gym is moving, so they are in the process of disassembling it. No tv, no fans, no front desk, but the miles felt good.

W17D4: tempo 3?

Back in Chicago, I went out in my mizunos that have almost 300 miles on them. Almost immediately I knew something was wrong. The vamp essentially came apart from the sole. They have holes in them but I didn’t realize they were that bad. I completed the loop I was on and called it.

W17D5: easy 7

It’s been rainy this weekend, so I spent some more quality time on the treadmill.

W17D6: easy 6 + yoga

Indoor miles cause it wouldn’t stop raining. Yoga felt amazing after 2 weeks off. I needed every bit of stretching. My shoulders are feeling it today.

W17D7: easy 8

I went a little too fast, but it was the nicest weather we’ve had in quite some time. It actually felt like spring (even if the wind was a little much).

560 miles in the last 4 months. Feeling really nervous, but at least my legs should be ready?

[irlamy]

Week 4 in Flying Pig training

W4D4: easy 3

The gym was so much less crowded. The best. I think I still have another week of Serial left.

W4D5: rest!

I really love going to bed at 10 pm on a Friday night.

W4D6: easy 5 and yoga

The most flowy vinyasa early AM yoga class. Followed by brunch and make-up shopping. Somehow I was running out of sunlight by the time I got my miles in.

W4D7: easy 8 

I am stubborn and was determined to do these outside because there was daylight, and I like cold. Running in an icy snowstorm wasn’t my best plan, but I made it through. I didn’t take fuel, which was a mistake. I was dragging by the end.

Week 5 is the last week without SOS workouts on the beginner plan. Happy to have one more build-up week