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Starting to Train in the 1:45 Range!

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This past weekend was great for a few big reasons—maybe the funk is finally ending! We headed down to Falmouth on Saturday, and my stepfather got to come home from the hospital Sunday afternoon after a rough past week. Father’s Day was beautiful, warm, and sunny on the Cape—great homecoming weather!

My Mom’s Dog “Mickey” who has been vacationing with us!

I did an easy 4 miles on Saturday and then a 12 mile long run Sunday. My schedule originally said 7 miles, but I didn’t get to go for a run until right before dinner on Saturday. I didn’t want to do 7 at night and 12 first thing in the morning!

The 12 mile run was a new workout for me: 12 miles with 6 one minute surges at 7:40 or better starting at mile 7. It took me until about mile 3 to warm up, and then I started to hit my stride. The surges were definitely manageable, although me legs were sufficiently shot by the end of the run.

I ran my fastest the last few miles of the run, which I feel really great about. I shared the Garmin report with my coach, and he feels that I am definitely ready to start training for a 1:45 half! Over the course of the next month, I will be working up to the low 40s for weekly mileage. Steady state runs will start drifting more towards the 8:00 pace.

I am happy that my training volume is back up to where it is, and I am looking forward to continued progress in the speed and endurance areas. Because I am increasing my weekly mileage, I am going to stop TRX and work on more running-specific strength training exercises.

I LOVE the TRX workout, but it’s shredding my legs. The residual soreness lasts about two days, and it’s putting a damper on my workouts on those days. I am happy that TRX provided me with some killer workouts during my rebuilding phase, and hopefully I will be able to pick it up again some time in the future.

How was everyone’s Father’s Day Weekend?

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June 19, 2012 · 9 Comments

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  1. Michelle says

    June 19, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    Awesome job!!! Are you aiming for the 1:45 at Zooma, or a race earlier than that?

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    • Jessica says

      June 19, 2012 at 1:02 pm

      Thanks Michelle! I am aiming for 1:45 for ZOOMA, that will be my only half mary for the fall. After I am back in peak shape, I would like to do some shorter races. 🙂

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  2. Jess says

    June 19, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    Wow! 1:45 would be huge! GO YOU!!

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    • Jessica says

      June 19, 2012 at 9:02 pm

      Thanks Jess! No bunnies on the run today! 😉

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  3. Amanda - TooTallFritz says

    June 19, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Awesome! Love the surges!

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    • Jessica says

      June 19, 2012 at 9:02 pm

      Me too! They hurt so good! 😉

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  4. Laura says

    June 19, 2012 at 7:09 pm

    That’s awesome that you’ve been able to build back up so quickly and are feeling good! I understand having to cut back the extra weights- I’d like to do both, but when you have a running goal, it’s hard to maintain intense cross training as well.

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    • Jessica says

      June 19, 2012 at 9:03 pm

      Thanks Laura–I am happy that I am feeling good with the increase in volume. I would like to do ST and run hard too, but at my age, it’s a no-go! 😉

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  5. Mary@FitandFed says

    June 21, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    Good luck with your training, I understand why you’re taking out the TRX. I took out all my off-ice training when I was getting ready for a skating test more than a month ago and have yet to put it back in. It’s time.

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