This Week in Running 5/28/17

I was ill most of this week.

Total Miles: 18
Saturday: 8 (9:48, 8:56, 8:58, 9:05, 9:04, 8:59, 9:10, 9:04)
Sunday: 10
1.   9:40
2.   8:52
3.   8:50
4.   8:38
5.   8:37
6.   8:41
7.   8:29
8.   8:37
9.   8:46
10. 8:36

This Week in Running 5/21/17

Total Miles: 37
Monday: 3
Tuesday: 4
Wednesday: 6 (including D5K - 25:10)
Thursday: 4
Saturday: 8 (9:13, 8:12, 8:08, 8:09, 8:09, 8:02, 7:49, 7:50)
Sunday: 12 (9:24 average pace)

Fast Half Marathon

I was scheduled to run the Maine Coast Marathon on Sunday, but the weather forecast is showing a nor'easter with steady downpours and 20 mph winds - out of the NE so its a headwind no less. And all in 45 degree weather.

If it was Disney or Boston, I'd fight thru the weather, but for a small local marathon I'm not interested in (likely) 4+ hours of misery. Instead, there was a local half marathon put on by Yukanrun that I decided to run. Given I was trained up for a marathon, I was hoping to challenge my 1:40:01 PR.

I ended up running a 1:42:28, so I missed the PR goal, but it still is the second fastest half marathon I've run. And the course isn't quite the "fast and flat" affair that is advertised. It's rolling hills and, according to my Garmin, has 383 ft of elevation gain.

It was a great day for running though and I'm glad I did that rather than suffer through Maine Coast. To really challenge for a sub 1:40, I probably have to do more speed work. I was more or less cranking out 7:45 miles during the race but I found I couldn't sustain any pace faster than that - I simply couldn't get enough oxygen into my lungs. I'm not sure I care enough to change the way I'm training as I like my long slow runs.

1.   7:41
2.   7:52
3.   7:45
4.   7:39
5.   7:47
6.   7:40
7.   7:53
8.   7:43
9.   7:47
10. 7:44
11. 8:06
12. 7:55
13. 7:52

This Week in Running 5/7/17

Total Miles: 26
Tuesday: 4
Wednesday: 6 (including D5K - 21:57, under 22 mins for the first time since 2015)
Thursday: 4
Saturday:4 
Sunday: 8