First week at the new job! I spent last Sunday driving from Cincinnati to Evansville, Indiana in preparation for a few days there. After dinner on Sunday evening and finding out that I’d have to switch hotels due to an error in my reservation, I sat in the hotel bar drinking a mediocre IPA, finishing up Advanced Marathoning, and figuring out a training plan for a spring marathon.
Monday: 6 miles. Ran down the street from Hotel #1 to the Ohio Riverfront and along the riverfront. The temperature was still warm-ish and the route is fairly flat. 6 miles in 52:22 (8:42 min/mile pace).
Tuesday: 3 miles + 7 strides. Despite being forced to switch hotels, I drove back to the riverfront to run again. 4 miles in 33:17 (8:18 min/mile pace).
Wednesday: 7 miles. Ran along the riverfront and went exploring a little and ended up going past a bakery (that was nice) and running to the end of the sidewalk forcing me to turn around a half mile early. So on my way back, I ran a different way and found the route I SHOULD have been running on. 7.1 miles in 51:45 (8:25 min/mile pace).
Thursday: 3 miles + 7 strides. Back at home, ran in the township park. 4.07 miles in 34:19 (8:26 min/mile pace).
Friday: 10 miles long run. Ran in the park and the nearby subdivision on a cold morning. Didn’t go fast. 10.01 miles in 1:28:55 (8:53 min/mile pace).
That’s it for another week and a week that started me building up to the Pfitzinger 18/55 plan. 31.2 miles over the week.