Week 4: Unplanned Break
October 14, 2008
It was bound to happen at some point. This past week I got off the training plan. My family went to Valencia for 3 days of site seeing and shopping. It was originally only going to be 2 days with 1 overnight stay in a hotel, so I didn’t take my running gear. Guess what happened…my schedule was blown to pieces! Clearly this is not acceptable.
Sunday, 12 October 2008, 5:00
Target: 6 mile TEMPO run at 7:55/mile pace (1 mile warmup and 1 mile cool-down)
Actual: 6 mile TEMPO at 8:01 pace
Sunday was supposed to be an 8 mile Long run. I made up the missed Tempo run instead. I came back on Sunday from Valencia and hit the road. Didn’t go great. It could have been much worse I suppose. But running at 5pm (instead of my normal morning runs), a lack of hydration, 90% humidity, and being loaded down from a couple beers at lunch all contributed to a sub-par effort.
Friday, 9 October 2008
Missed the workout. It was supposed to be a 4 mile Easy run. Skipped this workout.
Thursday, 9 October 2008
Missed the workout. It was supposed to be a Tempo run, which I made up on Sunday.
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 8:45am
Target: 4 mile EASY run at 9:26/mile pace
Actual: 4 miles = 35:58 (8:59 pace)
Topped off the run with 6 hill sprints and a 0.25 mile walk up el Montgo.
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