Six weeks flew by pretty darn quickly! I made it to the halfway point of my 12 week training plan which that means that I will be running a marathon in six weeks! SCARY! I am already getting nervous and I started thinking about my goals for this race. I wanted to have Goals A, B, and C but so far I have only come up with Goals A and B so far.
Here are the goals that I have come up with so far:
Goal A: Break Four Hours!! Anything under four hours counts, even it is 3:59:59!
Goal B: PR the race! In this case, anything under 4:05:16 would be a PR for me.
Goal C: ?? If I am in good physical condition I know I can finish the race so I don't want Goal C to be "Finish the Race." I will have to give Goal C some more thought.
Here is a summary of how Week #6 went down:
Run #1:
7.00 Miles @8:38 on the treadmill. I have been finding that my first run of the week has been the hardest for me to do. I have to do some serious self talking to get myself to the gym to get it done. I think it might be the whole treadmill thing.
Run #2:
7.00 Miles @8:49. I took this run a little easier than Run#1 since I had big plans for a 18 miler and wanted to save my legs.
Run #3: 18.50 Miles @9:03. After running a 20 miler a couple of weeks ago, 18 didn't seem too bad from a mental prospective. The plan was to take this one at a slower and steadier pace to work on my endurance but I didn't do so well at following that because I felt so good. My long runs have been in a group setting or at least with one other person lately and I am starting to get used to it. I used to always run alone but longer runs are much better when you have company to pass the miles. The weather was just perfect and I wish that it had been race day!
TOTAL MILES: 32.50Run #3: 18.50 Miles @9:03. After running a 20 miler a couple of weeks ago, 18 didn't seem too bad from a mental prospective. The plan was to take this one at a slower and steadier pace to work on my endurance but I didn't do so well at following that because I felt so good. My long runs have been in a group setting or at least with one other person lately and I am starting to get used to it. I used to always run alone but longer runs are much better when you have company to pass the miles. The weather was just perfect and I wish that it had been race day!
Next week will be an easier week for me. It's RAGNAR RELAY TIME!! I am only running a total of 12 miles since I didn't want to overdue it and end up injured for my marathon. I decided to play it safe and the plan is to have a good time.
Good Luck to everyone who is running the Boston Marathon!!
I cannot wait until my day comes! I will get there someday..
Time sure does fly!! Fantastic mileage :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisa! I see that you had an pretty awesome 18 miler this week too!
DeleteGreat job hon, I can't wait to hear all about your race!
ReplyDeleteThank You Michelle. I am already getting nervous and it's six weeks away!
DeleteGood luck (in 6 weeks of course). I dream of coming in sub 4:00. I will be rooting for you!!
ReplyDeleteThank You Christy! I dream of it too! Marathons are tough!
DeleteGreat goals! I also want to run a sub-4 (or 4 hour) marathon. You will do well, your training seems to be going well :)
ReplyDeleteSo far so good with the training so I am keeping my fingers crossed. Good luck on getting your sub four marathon too!
DeleteYou have some great goals! Glad your training has been going well.
ReplyDeleteGreat goals. and good thinking playing it safe with the Ragnar relay. Sounds like your training is going good.
ReplyDeleteAwesome week 6 Sandy! So excited for you - and so jealous about Ragnar! I must do a Ragnar again in my near future. :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy Ragnar! But good job keeping the focus on health for your marathon. I think you can blow 4 hours out of the water with that focus and your miles. My fingers are crossed for you!
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