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10 miles - 7 Tempo - This week's tempo run was to be the same 7 miles as last week. I am still feeling small effects from the illness, but noticing improvement in the pace and breathing. There is some congestion remaining in my lungs, but it's gotten better. Especially in the past 4 days. … Continue reading Working hard works
Strength workout - 9 mi total - Today's run was a Hanson's Marathon Method Strength (SOS) event. I was to run a 1.5 mile warmup, 3mi at 5k pace, a mile recovery, another 3 mi at 5k pace, and 1.5 mi cooldown. If I had all of my 5k results from the last approximately 12 … Continue reading My mirror
6mi. The big choice when I run the PGA loop is... which way will I go? Depending on sun and if I've worn a visor determines which way I'll run the loop. Thrilling, right? Today was cooler and after a week of slow running and cold/flu recovery, it came at a great time. My average … Continue reading Some betterment
Today I had the most demanding of my Hanson's 1/2 Marathon plan weekly runs - a 6 mile tempo. It's supposed to be done at race pace, so for the weeks leading up to this, I have stayed between 6:30 - 6:40 minutes per mile. Not today! The winds and rain was coming out of … Continue reading When you run near a Hurricane
6 miles The other end of switching the Hanson's workouts was the one I figured would be a good fit - running fast on the track. This is the first week of school, so we were not sure when the security would be opening the gates for us. I arrived at 5:30 am to warmup, … Continue reading The Hanson’s Intervals at track
8miles. Tuesday mornings, I am usually running up and down the Blue Heron Bridge. As of late, I began doing the Hanson's program recommended strength workout for Advanced Half Marathon. Which was 800m, 1000m, 1200m, the one mile repeats. Each was to be done at 5k pace. I set my watch to count off the … Continue reading Garmin goofing
5 mi Today, 7/11 and it's time for track. I came early enough to run a warmup on Alton Rd plus visit a porta potty in the neighborhood-to-be near the rec center. Lisa Cox joined this run, her first ever track session. Since we don't have many people doing our late start for summer hours, … Continue reading Twelve Quarters
