HM training week 5

18 miles this week, plus my intervals. whew. tired. skipped a core session somehow.

monday - rest
tuesday - 4mi (treadmill) plus core
wednesday - 7x 400m @ 5k pace (treadmill)
thursday - 3.01 mi (10:05)
friday - rest
saturday - 2.97 mi (10:07)
sunday - 8.16 mi (10:00)

walking home after today's long run, i stopped to watch a beautiful red tail hawk play-stalk a squirrel for a while. weird & very cool.

HM training week 4

16.5 miles scheduled for this week. i uploaded all my training run info to garmin connect to easily view the info, so pace is included for outdoor runs. the distances from my garmin don't match up exactly with the distances i had previously calculated for my routes -- i've listed the garmin distances here.

monday - rest
tuesday - 3.58 mi (9:58)
wednesday - 35 min tempo (treadmill) plus core
thursday - 3 mi (treadmill) plus core
friday - rest
saturday - 2.88 mi (9:39)
sunday - 7.01 mi (9:43)

next week i climb to 18 miles, then a cutback week with a 5k race. then i'm halfway to the half! w00t!

HM training week 3

total mileage = 15.5, plus speedwork (repeats).

monday - rest
tuesday - 3 mi (treadmill) plus core
wednesday - 6x 400m @ 5k pace (treadmill)
thursday - 3.5 mi (treadmill) plus core
friday - rest
saturday - 3 mi
sunday - 6 mi


struggled a bit with repeats on wednesday, i preferred last week's tempo run. maybe i took the tempo run too easy. perhaps i'll try to pick it up a little in this week's tempo run.

race report: gridiron classic

very fun race today! it was colder than i was expecting and i should have worn my gloves, but my hands did eventually thaw out (around mile 3ish i think). looking back, i think it was actually colder this year than at last year's race. but last year we were still tight in the grasp of an icy winter, and getting around central park that day was like being in the ice capades (as someone wittier than i phrased it).

last year i finished in 35:05 with a pace per mile of 8:46.

this year i finished in 32:12 with a pace per mile of 8:03. new personal record! and a new bib pace (by a whopping 2 seconds, but still). YAY!

now if the giants win the superbowl, my day will be complete. :)

HM training week 2

week 2, total mileage = only 10, including a 4-mile race, plus a tempo run, which i rather enjoyed (surprise). i switched the schedule a bit to accommodate the gridiron race on sunday and to get in at least one outdoor run this week.

monday - rest (still need a "stretch & strength" plan, probably yoga (thanks marisa!))
tuesday - 3 mi (treadmill) plus core
wednesday - 3 mi
thursday - 30 min tempo (treadmill) plus core
friday - rest
saturday - rest
sunday - 4 mi race!

bib pick-up: gridiron classic

the gridiron classic is a 4 miler on superbowl sunday. i did this race last year, it was my very first NYRR race. it's a fun race, last year i was very anxious though and i thought i would freeze so i was way overdressed. looking forward to doing it again this year, to see how far i've come. (now watch, i'll be slower this year than i was last year -- ha!)

the shirt is a long sleeve white cotton tee like last year's, but i like this year's logo better!