This is a week between the races. I just ran the Honor Run Half Marathon, and next week is the Hungry Turkey Half on November 24, 2018, use this link to sign up for that race (affiliate link).
Monday: Rest! I rested from the Honor Run Half and worked on finishing an office in my basement.
Tuesday: Recovery. Ran 3 miles and 7 strides across the Suspension Bridge and the Purple People Bridge. It was supposed to be snowy, and it kinda was, but mostly just wet. It wasn’t as cold as last Sunday, either. Overall 4 miles in 34:16 (8:33 min/mile pace).
Wednesday: Long-ish Run. Since I’m between two half marathons and nothing I do now would change the outcome of the next one, I decided to just run 5 miles. In the very cold. Ran across the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge and back across the Purple People Bridge, stopping to take the image below from Covington. 5.26 miles in 45:55 (8:45 min/mile pace).
Thursday: Recovery. Ran 3 miles and 7 strides in the park. It was icy out, so I wanted to stay off the bridges. 4 miles in 33:46 (8:25 min/mile pace).
Friday: Long Slow Distance. Ran 90 minutes in Friendship Park, across the Purple People Bridge, all the way across Covington’s Riverfront Path to the end and then backtracking to the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge. After crossing back to Cincinnati, I went out past the Bengal’s Practice Field and back into Smale Park and Yeatman’s Cove… since I wasn’t done, I continued into Friendship Park to do the loop near the Boathouse and back. It was cold, windy at times. Fueled with a Gatorade Endurance Gel at 45 minutes and drank Lemon-Lime Gatorade Endurance throughout. Negative-splitted 10.43 miles, for a pace of 8:39 min/mile.
Saturday: Recovery Run. Ran the neighborhood loop almost four times (three and cut off across the street from my house). 3.13 miles in 27:18 (8:44 min/mile pace).
That’s it for the week. The rest of the weekend was spent working in my basement wishing I was brewing beer instead of installing insulation and studs and electrical boxes. Total for the week was 40 miles, including the half marathon last Sunday. Cheers!