Saturday, August 6, 2011

Week 1 Summary: Marathon Training

Training For:
Philadelphia Marathon
Sunday, November 21, 2011

Week 1:
August 1 – 7, 2011

Day

Date

Session (Planned)

Mon

Aug 1

30 min, Zone 1 – 2

Tues

Aug 2

45 min, Zone 2

Wed

Aug 3

REST

Thu

Aug 4

45 min, Zone 2

Fri

Aug 5

30 min, Zone 1 – 2

Sat

Aug 6

60 min, Zone 1 – 2

Sun

Aug 7

REST

Total

 

3 hr 30 min

Mon and Fri:
Optional Cross-Train Days

Day

Date

Session (Actual)

Miles (Actual)

Pace

(Min)

Mon

Aug 1

53 min

5.62

09:30

Tues

Aug 2

59 min

6.12

09:47

Wed

Aug 3

0 min

0.00

NA

Thu

Aug 4

61 min

6.25

09:48

Fri

Aug 5

43 min

4.40

09:42

Sat

Aug 6

103 min

10.30

10:22

Sun

Aug 7

0 min

0.00

NA

Total

 

5 hr 19 min

32.69

 

Today was my last running day for Week 1 of my Marathon Training program – Yeah! My focus on running all summer has put me a bit ahead of the start of the program so I was able to surpass the first week's objective, capturing a total of 5 hr 19 min of running over a distance of 32.69 miles. My longest distance run this week was 10.3 miles.

Since the Minneapolis 13.1 race is in 2 weeks, I will be pushing pack a bit and taper my runs over the next 10 days to make sure I'm ready for Minneapolis.

All-in-all, I feel as if I've had a successful week. My only complaint is an unhappy back right now – nothing my Sunday afternoon massage won't be able to cure tomorrow!

Happy Running,
John

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