Well, Week 1 of the marathon training plan is officially behind me. No real shocks or surprises, but it’s satisfying to look back at seven successful workouts to kick me off on the road to Richmond ’09.
Day 5: A very enjoyable, controlled easy run. No problems at all meeting goal pace (7:05 to 7:35) and great to have some recovery miles after yesterday’s Pace Booster Run.
Splits: 7:20 7:17 7:15 7:08 7:03
Day 6: In honor of 7-Eleven Day (7/11) I ran past 7 different 7-Eleven’s on my longish run today. The temperature was a balmy 80°F throughout and I treated myself to a free 7.11oz Banana Fanta Slurpee at the last 7-Eleven on my route. Felt absolutely tremendous throughout, and ran faster than the planned 7:05 to 8:05 pace. Oh well.
Splits: 7:09 7:14 7:03 7:03 7:02 7:02 6:58 7:02 7:00 6:56 6:57 6:52
Day 7: Pleasant morning run to finish off the week. Goal was 40 to 60 minutes in the “easy zone”. No problems hitting the target but for some reason it didn’t feel as comfortable as yesterday’s longer run.
Splits: 7:58 7:43 7:37 7:23 7:08 7:02
Summary: 62 miles for the week – most since February or March I believe. All workouts completed as per the plan with no real challenges. 18 weeks/126 days until the Richmond Marathon…