Training Starts: Lewis & Clark 1/2 : 2006
Well, it's that time again. Time to start training in earnest for the Lewis & Clark 1/2 Marathon. It's 12 weeks out and the training has begun!
There are a number of training plans out there and this year I'm going to try and follow Hal Higdon's intermediate program (http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/inter.htm). I started a bit long today with a 5 miler, but I was feeling good, had some great tunes playing on the iPod and just didn't feel like stopping at 4.
Mark, David and I ran the St. Louis 1/2 Marathon together in April. It was my best 1/2 yet! I finished in 2:04:36, which is just over a 9:30 mile pace. Just amazing. And yet, Mark beat me by a whopping 4 seconds! David ended up finishing ahead of us both by a comfortable 3 minutes. Ah well, there's always September :P
I don't have any concrete goals yet for the upcoming event, other than at least matching my time in the last race. We'll just have to see how the training progresses.
There are a number of training plans out there and this year I'm going to try and follow Hal Higdon's intermediate program (http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/inter.htm). I started a bit long today with a 5 miler, but I was feeling good, had some great tunes playing on the iPod and just didn't feel like stopping at 4.
Mark, David and I ran the St. Louis 1/2 Marathon together in April. It was my best 1/2 yet! I finished in 2:04:36, which is just over a 9:30 mile pace. Just amazing. And yet, Mark beat me by a whopping 4 seconds! David ended up finishing ahead of us both by a comfortable 3 minutes. Ah well, there's always September :P
I don't have any concrete goals yet for the upcoming event, other than at least matching my time in the last race. We'll just have to see how the training progresses.