Day 88 & 89 – 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

Goal race to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Trials - Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota on Saturday, June 18, 2011

Current Week’s Mileage Goal – 85 miles

Next Race – To be determined for the first weekend of February

Thursday, January 27, 2011 -

AM - 6 miles @ 6:10 mile pace (37:00).  I ran 36:45 on the treadmill.

PM - 2 mile warm up @ 6:30 mile pace (13:00).  I ran 12:41.

Workout = 4 mile Fartlek in 23:20 (I actually ran 22:55 because I took shorter rest overall) run like this:

300m in 51 seconds (4:32 mile pace)

100m jog in 33 seconds
200m in 32 seconds (4:16 mile pace)
200m jog in 59 seconds
x 8 sets

2 mile cool down @ 6:30 mile pace (13:00).

Total miles for the day = 14

Friday, January 28, 2011 -  7 miles @ 6:30 mile pace (45:30) and weights.