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Toronto Goodlife Marathon Training: Week 4

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Somehow the magic of week 3 managed to stick around for another week – I had another solid week of training with only a slight upset to the schedule.

Monday: Rest

Tuesday: Unplanned rest – had a ridiculous incident which prevented me from completely my scheduled 10 miles.

Wednesday: 8 miles am / 5 miles pm (both around 9:30 pace)

Schedule said 5 but I knew I needed to make up for some of the missed miles. I decided the best way to get that done was by doing a double.  Kept the pace very easy for both runs.

Thursday: 8 miles on the treadmill, 9:15 pace

I had considered doing 10 to make up the last 2 missing miles but I ran out of time before work.  Decided that being 2 short for the week wasn’t a huge deal.

Friday: Rest

Saturday: 5 miles – 9:45ish pace

Ran with someone for the local St. Patrick’s Day themed race and had SO much fun!  It was very crowded at the start (we started too far back) and it’s a hilly little race, but I had a blast.  I also had a lot of fun bar hopping afterwards. Hashtag balance.

Sunday: 17 miles – 8:45 pace

Ended up having an excellent long run despite some very heavy legs at the beginning.  Moderately hilly route and still only saw two miles over 9 minute pace.  It was around 30 degrees for this one and it is really sad how warm it felt.

Having two successful long runs in the past two weeks has really helped my confidence level.  I was definitely on the struggle bus for the first few miles yesterday but before I knew it, I had 11 under my belt and the thought of 6 more seemed completely manageable.  I was surprised at how quickly the run went.  These are not typical thoughts or feelings for me during a long run so I’m considering this to be a good sign.

8 weeks to go!

Total: 43 miles



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