Preface:
I've been building up to this for a few months. In December, I signed up for the Colorado Colfax Marathon which takes place on May, 16th 2010. I tried to stay in decent shape over the winter, and the 16 week marathon training program began today. I'm going to try and track all of my training up to the marathon. This is as much to keep me on track as to keep my friends updated on my progress. I was keeping the log privately on my computer but now I'm going public. Some of the first posts will be a bit short on description because I was just keeping notes for myself.
Distance: 4x1 mile cruise pace runs
It was cold outside (low 40’s) and didn’t feel like running, I generally don’t like Tuesdays. I’ve kept up decent running health over the winter so far so 4 miles wasn’t intimidating, but the time was. I started to tell myself "missing one or two sessions is no big deal" then I realized that I can’t do that, especially on the first run. Overall these 4 miles went well, I felt good coming in around 8:00 to 8:20 which is right around my cruise interval and the 2 minute breaks were perfect. I ran the last of 4 miles in a quick 7:40 or so. My goal pace is 4 hours or 9:09 per mile. My "cruise" pace is 8:30-8:45 and my Tempo pace should be right around 8-8:15. I actually need to make sure I don’t over run these by too much.
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