Friday, January 7, 2011

Day 67 & 68 – 2012 United States Olympic Marathon Trials Journey

United States Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifying Standard – 2:19:00 or under
My goal – 2:18:59 or under
Current PR – 2:30:03
Current Week’s Mileage Goal – 85 miles
Next Race – 1 mile and 800m on Friday, January 14, 2011 @ Lewis University in Romeoville, IL
3000m on Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (My Alma Mater) in Champaign, IL

Thursday, January 6, 2011 -

AM - 6 miles @ 6:10 mile pace (37:00).  I ran this inside on the treadmill and ran 6:08.5 pace (36:51).  Definitely, had to stay mental focused for this run as it took a little extra physical effort than normal.

PM - 2 mile warm up @ 6:24 mile pace (12:48).

Workout = 11 x 400m @ 69 seconds (4:36 mile pace) with a 1:02 jogging rest.

400 # 1 - 68.1
400 # 2 - 68.3
400 # 3 - 68.6
400 # 4 - 69.1
400 # 5 - 69.1
400 # 6 - 69.3
400 # 7 - 68.4
400 # 8 - 69.4
400 # 9 - 69.1
400 # 10 - 68.3
400 # 11 - 65.7

2 mile cool down @ 6:33 mile pace (13:06).

This workout felt great.  I definitely felt good the first 3 intervals and then had to strap it down and stay focused as the lactic acid built in my legs.  I was able to stay strong though and have a good workout.  In a way, at least mentally, made up for Tuesday's 800m workout.


Friday, January 7, 2011 -

AM - 4 miles @ 6:30 mile pace (26:00).  I did this on the treadmill and started at 6:40 for the first mile and then gradually got down to about 6:27.  My average for the run was 6:33 (26:12).

PM - 4 miles @ 6:30 mile pace (26:00).   I ran this on the treadmill and ran 6:34 pace for the run (26:16).  Got in a light session of full-body weights as I have 4 mile tempo run in the morning.

Talk to you then.


Eric Wallor

No comments:

Post a Comment