I’m not really sure how a whole week has gone by and I still haven’t gotten caught up on everything. But this weekend has already been a productive one and I am hoping to have more time for blogging over the next few days! The good news is I survived another week of marathon training so at least as I have something to share until I get inspired to write a real post.
Philadelphia Marathon Training Week 6:
Sunday: rest
Monday: Core work and 4.1 easy miles
Tuesday: 8 miles with 6 at tempo pace. Tempo miles were 7:40, 7:35, 7:26, 7:16, 7:16, 7:23. And I ran a new 10k PR…I should probably sign up for a 10k race one of these days…
I also made it back to hot yoga (finally!) on Tuesday night. It felt great.
Wednesday: 4.2 miles easy and strength training
Thursday: 7.58 miles with 4 mile repeats.
I was kind of dreading this workout because it was supposed to be pouring rain all night and into Thursday morning. When I headed out it wasn’t raining but started pretty soon after. Also, the place where I usually do speed work was closed due to a book festival, so I ran along the harbor promenade and streets. I spent most of the workout annoyed about the wind and convincing myself that my GPS had to be wrong because I had to be going faster than it was saying.
Splits ended up being 7:06, 7:13, 7:03, and 7:11. They were actually right where they should have been, but I think with Tuesday’s tempo being practically at that pace I thought I could get them down to 7:00. But all things considered they were right where they needed to be.
Friday: 3.1 miles easy and core work
Saturday: 18 miles at 9:03 pace
I might talk more about this run another day, but for now let’s just say that it was hilly.
It reminded me of exactly why I was so miserable running in the Baltimore Full last year! Rob and I ran together the whole time and I probably would have slowed down more if he wasn’t with me. I think my whole body is going to be struggling from this tough week for a few days.
Total: 45 miles
How were your workouts this week?
What is the hilliest race that you have ever done? (Please warn me so I will never sign up for it!)
What else did I miss this week? Let me know if anything important happened!
Looks like you got in some great workouts! I always love seeing the pics from your morning runs. The views are so pretty. My workouts this week were ok. We’ve had some unusually hot weather for fall in New England. It’s been in the 80s. I’ll be happy for some cooler weather to run in.
Thanks! I love taking pictures on my runs but sometimes I feel like they all end up looking the same:) Hope you are getting some cooler weather this week!
Wow you’re speedy! Well done on the 10K pr!
My workouts were good but tough. Speed-work is never fun though, those 800’s kill me!
Thanks! I think 800s were my most dreaded workout when I was doing them a few weeks ago! Can’t say I miss them at all!
Congrats on your 10k PR, that makes for a pretty enjoyable training run 🙂
I think all of my hilliest races were done in Baltimore. Anything near Druid Hill Park just kills my legs. But anytime you run anywhere else, your legs will feel fantastic. I also love to remind myself that hill training makes for good strength training too – gotta find the positive 😉
I have to keep reminding myself that those hills are really good for me! That area is SO hilly! And its so weird that just a few miles away the downtown area where I run all the time is so flat. And its not exactly safe to run the Baltimore marathon course route on my own, so big hills like that rarely happen:)
Amazing on the speed work! You are getting seriously fast. I’m intimidated by doing actual speed work that I have planned with week since I’ve been doing just mp tempos for speed. I’m debating. Not sure what I’ll do this week!
I think I have been liking the speed work and faster runs because hitting those paces makes me feel more confident, although its hard to say whether those types of runs will translate into a good marathon. They also keep me distracted and make the runs go by faster, in my opinion!
Holy cow – you are amazing, that 18-miler looks insane! RnR Raleigh is probably still my hilliest race – but that seems like nothing compared to what you did this weekend. Nice job!
Raleigh was super hilly too! My husband and I were actually comparing which course we thought was worse- he voted for Raleigh but I thought Baltimore was harder- I think it was just based on how each of us were feeling for those races:)
Nice job on the 10K! You should totally sign up for a race soon.
Thanks! I am hoping to do that once marathon training is over!
You make me want to live downtown with all your pretty views on your runs. You should definitely do a 10K. It’s long enough to be a challenge, but short enough that you don’t need to train too hard. This hilliest race I’ve done is probably the Zooma 10K in Annapolis. It wasn’t too bad, but it’s the hilliest I’ve done to date.
I did one race in Annapolis (the Annapolis 1/2) and I remember that course being kind of hilly. But Annapolis was a beautiful place to run! The harbor is really pretty to run around…but the traffic and parking can get pretty annoying:)
I laughed out loud when I read this post this morning at the “Please warn me so I don’t sign up for the hilly race”
So avoid the Triple threat Half Marathon, and the Great Bay Half marathon at all costs, lol!!
That is an Awesome 10k, and amazing splits!! Great job, so fast!! I also need to register for a 10k someday!
What a great week of running!
Ok I will definitely avoid those races! We have a 10k here in Baltimore called the “dreaded druid hills” which i DO NOT think will be my next 10k race! I should probably do it just to torture myself and I know hills are really good for me but they make me want to cry.
I finally had a great week of runs! Yey!! That 18 miler is incredibly hilly! And a great pace for it! You go girl!
Thanks! And I’m so glad that you had a great week of runs!
Congrats on the 10K PR!!! Those are very nice solid tempo split times too!!! Until I run my upcoming race next month my current hilliest race was my one and only marathon back in February 2013. There were slight inclines throughout the course but here’s the kicker … At mile 22 you come up to a bridge with an progressive incline the goes until mile 24 ugh! Who creates these courses haha! 🙂
Wow that marathon sounds really challenging! I often wonder who creates the race courses. I think if someone who actually ran was creating them they may be much easier:)