DesMoines Marathon Training Blog : Tags : wednesday

October 15

Posted by bvcc Oct 15, 2008

Distance: 4.0 miles

Time: 46:40

Pace: 11:40 per mile

Stretch: Yes

Weekly mileage: 7.0 miles

Cumulative mileage: 661.2 miles

Tomorrow: Off

Comments: Cold and rainy. Who asked for that?

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October 8

Posted by bvcc Oct 8, 2008

Distance: 6.3 miles

Time: 1:02:30

Pace: 9:55 per mile

Stretch: Yes

Weekly mileage: 11.7 miles

Cumulative mileage: 637.6 miles

Tomorrow: 4 miles easy

Comments: I was scheduled to go 6 miles at pace today, and I went...6.3 miles at pace. On schedule. What a concept.

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September 24

Posted by bvcc Sep 24, 2008

Distance: 6.0 miles

Time: 56:47

Pace: 9:27 per mile

Stretch: Barely

Weekly mileage: 11.2 miles

Cumulative mileage: 564.9 miles

Tomorrow: 5 miles easy

Comments: A thunderstorm forced me indoors. Which meant that rather than starting at 5:20 or 5:30, I had to wait for the gym to open at 6:00. So I cut my run a little short. If I can run outside tomorrow, I'll run an extra couple of miles, albeit slowly.

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September 17

Posted by bvcc Sep 17, 2008

Distance: 6.2 miles

Time: 1:01:32Pace: 9:55 per mile

Stretch: Yes

Weekly mileage: 11.3 miles

Cumulative mileage: 525.9 miles

Tomorrow: 5 miles easy

Comments: Felt very strong today.

Meta-comment: Thanks for the encouragement, DouMartin

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September 10

Posted by bvcc Sep 10, 2008

Distance: 8.0 miles

Time: 1:20:07

Pace: 10:00 per mile

Stretch: Yes

Weekly mileage: 13.3 miles

Cumulative mileage: 496.7 miles

Tomorrow: 5 miles easy

Comments: Very nice run. I was a little slow on the first four mile loop, but made it up on the back side.

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September 3

Posted by bvcc Sep 3, 2008

Distance: 8.0 miles

Time: 1:19:47

Pace: 9:58 per mile

Stretch: Yes

Weekly mileage: 21.1 miles

Cumulative mileage: 449.8 miles

Tomorrow: 5 miles easy

Comments: I don't know why I scheduled another pace run so soon after the half marathon. But I did hit my pace right on the head. I'm tired now, but feel pretty good about the day.

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August 27

Posted by bvcc Aug 27, 2008

Off

Tomorrow: 6 miles pace

Comments: OK, I took an unexpected day off. For the third day in a row, I woke up in a funk, and I decided an extra day off would do me more good than a run. I'll do today's run tomorrow, and then, depending on how I feel, I may make up the off day later this week, or I may just let it go.

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August 20

Posted by bvcc Aug 20, 2008

Distance: 10.2 miles

Time: 1:40:19

Pace: 9:49 per mile

Stretch: Yes

Weekly mileage: 15.3 miles

Cumulative mileage: 368.4 miles

Tomorrow: 5 miles easy

Comments: I really felt good this morning. Yes, the last few miles were tough, but not overwhelmingly so. And I bounced back fairly quickly after. So I'm happy. Now two easy days, then a tough, tough weekend.

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August 13

Posted by bvcc Aug 13, 2008

Distance: 9.2 miles

Time: 1:28:27

Pace: 9:36 per mile

Stretch: No

Weekly mileage: 14.3 miles

Cumulative mileage: 318.1 miles

Tomorrow: 4 miles easy

Comments: Felt very, very good. Two 4.6 mile loops in just about even time.

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August 6

Posted by bvcc Aug 6, 2008

Distance: 9.0 miles

Time: 1:25:27

Pace: 9:29 per mile

Stretch: Yes

Weekly mileage: 13.6 miles

Cumulative mileage: 276.6 miles

Tomorrow: Off

Comments: First 4.5 mile loop in 42 minutes, which is booking. I'm wondering if my route isn't quite as long as the computer says it is.

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July 30

Posted by bvcc Jul 30, 2008

Distance: 8.3 miles

Time: 1:24:19

Pace: 10:09 per mile

Stretch: Yes

Weekly mileage: 8.3 miles

Cumulative mileage: 236.9 miles

Tomorrow: 4 miles easy

Comments: A run and a sauna at the same time! A real time saver! Held the pace for 6+ miles before I broke.

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July 23

Posted by bvcc Jul 23, 2008

Distance: 8.0 miles

Time: 1:19:39

Pace: 9:57 per mile

Stretch: Yes

Weekly mileage: 12.0 miles

Cumulative mileage: 199.3 miles

Tomorrow: 4 miles easy

Comments: Somewhat cooler, and much less humid, so an 8 mile pace run wasn't hard at all. I felt really good, and hit my 10 minute pace just about perfectly.

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July 16

Posted by bvcc Jul 16, 2008

Distance: 7.6 miles

Time: 1:21:58

Pace: 10:47 per mile

Stretch: No

Weekly mileage: 10.8 miles

Cumulative mileage: 167.6 miles

Tomorrow: 3 miles easy

Comments: Yuck. Ugly run. I held the pace for the first four miles or so, but ended up walking and trotting the last three. Wicked humid. If I'm a beast, it's a tame one.

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July 9

Posted by bvcc Jul 9, 2008

Distance: 7.6 miles

Time: 1:15:19

Pace: 9:54 per mile

Stretch: Yes

Weekly mileage: 21.2 miles

Cumulative mileage: 129.5 miles

Tomorrow: 3 miles easy

Comments: Took an unscheduled day off yesterday. I needed it. Today, I kept a nice steady pace over a hilly course. I'm happy with today's performance.

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July 2

Posted by bvcc Jul 2, 2008

Distance: 6.6 miles

Time: 1:03:42

Pace: 9:39 per mile

Stretch: Yes

Weekly mileage: 10.3 miles

Cumulative mileage: 97.6 miles

Tomorrow: 3 miles easy

Comments: Warm and humid this morning. The last mile or so was pretty tough, but I just kept on running.

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