Week 16 Marathon Comeback Week

Monday (evening)- Unfortunately I have pinkeye, so I did not run or swim in the morning. Once I found out I made it into St George, it motivated me to try and get a workout in.  I am considering following the Run Less, Run Faster program and the tester workout for a 3:40 goal marathon is 6x800's at a 6:46 mile pace. That is 3:23 for an 800. That is fast!! I decided to try it anyway. Jeff and I went together. ( I am so excited Jeff is joining me!)

I did a warmup and eased into the pace. It was near impossible for me. I pushed through the first one. On the second one, I slowed down to a 7:35 pace and that was more doable, but still hard. I ended up getting off to go to the bathroom and ran into a friend. It was a good excuse to take a break. The sweat was dripping in my eyes and I called it a day, trying not to be discouraged. I still have 6 weeks before the next marathon training starts.

Tuesday- I didn't text Kirsten in time, so I was on my own for this one. I started out slow, did my first mile at 9:40. I felt good, so I kept getting faster. I ran a 9:25 and then an 8:56. For mile 4, I really wanted an 8:23, but I ended up with a 7:52- even going up the hill that always gets me. I slowed down to 8:52 for the last mile. Overall, an 8:58 pace and I felt pretty good. I would call this a tempo run. :-)

Wednesday- 5 miles at normal pace

Thursday- 5 miles at 10:20 pace

Friday- swimming

Saturday- 12 miles at 9:30 pace on the Portland waterfront. It was beautiful!