Most of my runs have been in the 3 to 4 mile range and with the Disneyland Half coming up in a month, I want to start getting some more miles in. I made up a training schedule to push myself to get longer runs in. Today was a 5 mile day which will be my shortest run outside of some recovery runs.
Even with some of the tempo runs I have been doing over 3 or 4 miles, I have struggled to hold a 8:30 pace or lower (8:30 is the pace I want to do the half marathon in).
Today I was able to end up with an average over 5 miles of 8:26 (moving pace).
Even with some of the tempo runs I have been doing over 3 or 4 miles, I have struggled to hold a 8:30 pace or lower (8:30 is the pace I want to do the half marathon in).
Today I was able to end up with an average over 5 miles of 8:26 (moving pace).
Here's the link to my run info: 5 mile Tempo run by koritruesdale at Garmin Connect - Details
My new shoes were nice on the asphalt, fast on the down hills. Not so great on the dirt trails though, the grip isn't very good on loose dirt.
They are very light and only have a 8mm heel to toe drop. I was able to land on the mid foot to fore foot with ease. I got these primarily to run races and especially triathlons in, as I don't want to try to put on Five Fingers in the transition area, hehe.
I finished my 5 miles pretty strong and had a 25 yard walk across a little mowed field right out front of our house. That is where I saw the first rattlesnake I have seen in the 3 years at this house.
They are very light and only have a 8mm heel to toe drop. I was able to land on the mid foot to fore foot with ease. I got these primarily to run races and especially triathlons in, as I don't want to try to put on Five Fingers in the transition area, hehe.
I finished my 5 miles pretty strong and had a 25 yard walk across a little mowed field right out front of our house. That is where I saw the first rattlesnake I have seen in the 3 years at this house.
A little blurry because it was dark out. About a 2 footer and pretty skinny. Just a baby...damn snakes :(
Good job man. You definitely have the ability to run an 8:30 pace half. Continue to include that pace in your tempo runs. Keep it within +/- 15 seconds (8:15 - 8:45). You want your body to become efficient at that pace... running faster than your desired pace (like your 7:34 mile 1) may seem like a good idea but you are actually taking away training time that could be spent at your race pace. Don't worry about fatiguing at this pace in training. Race day magic works wonders.
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