It’s been ages since my last post (Jan 2018). About 20 months. So much has happened since then. I was up and down with my training for the first 6 months of 2018. On July 4 I started my current run streak which now stands at 465 days of at least running a mile. This consistency has really paid off. I started with an 80/20 half marathon plan and instead of running a race I rolled that right into the 80/20 marathon plan. Along the way, I ran a few races.
The streak started with the ARR 4 on the 4th (37:35 9:24 pace). (Just as a baseline I ran a 26:52 5k and a 55:23 10k at the beginning of the year)..
9/28/18 Desert Twilight XC 5K 25:27
11/17/18 Gilbert 10K 51:58
12/08/18 Scottsdale Half Marathon 1:5839
2/09/19 Phx/Mesa Marathon 3:59:23 (PR) Finally broke 4 hours.
2/23/19 Litchfield Park 10K 53:17 Still was recovering from the marathon but still 9 mins faster than the previous year when I blew up in that race.
3/03/19 Mountain to Fountain 15K 1:24:32
3/30/19 QC5 24:35
I had by now switched into trail running mode
4/20/19 Sinister Night Run 54K 8:19:28
5/18/19 Adrenaline Night Run 50K 6:51:47 (PR)
6/15/19 Hypnosis 54K 9:30:25
7/4/19 ARR 4 on the 4th (32:51) Close to 5 minutes faster than the year before)
7/13/19 Siskiyou Outback 50 Miler 14:38:38
I was pretty much done with Ultras at this point and decided to get back to the roads.
8/04/19 ARR Summer Series #5 5k 24:51
Following the 50 miler as recovery, I did the 80/20 8-week 5k plan. No week over 20 miles.
Desert Twilight XC 5k 23:47 (1:40 faster than the year before).
I am now about 4 weeks into my marathon training plan. I am using a Hanson’s inspired Power Based plan this time. The goal race is Rock N Roll Arizona in January. I am also adding the swim and bike portion of a sprint triathlon plan on top of the marathon build.
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