01-05-2011, 12:02 PM
Hi TheED,
As you already know i've been visiting your site for more than a year now, reading all the interesting information and many of the threads, but I think I should present myself. I'm from Uruguay, 41 years old, and been running since september 2009. Soon after I ran my first 10 k in around 51 min. Last year training on a 3 days per week basis I was able to get a 41:37 9,75 km race, which is my best performance up to date.
This year I began doing 2 cycles build-up, and then two cycles of your sub 40 plan (two hours long run), with a may 8th half marathon in mind. At the end of each cycle i've done instead of a race 14 km (1hr. 4 min) and 15km (1hr 9min) paced runs, though not very sure if I can maintain that pace for 6 more km.
Now I'm in the third cycle, but I'm a little worried because I wasn't able to do all the runs (i did the 5x2k on friday 22, around 8 min the first 2, then i had to take longer rests in order to complete de others that took a lot more 8 20 and almost 9 the last one), then I did 2h long run on sunday and 6x1k on tuesday (between 3:52 and 4:10 the last one). I wasn't able to slot in the easy runs in between and did only a 12 k easy run last friday. Yesterday i couldn't run, and today it looks like is going to rain all day (besides being very windy). I was planning a 10k paced run.
So i ask you what do you recommend for my last week before the half.
As you already know i've been visiting your site for more than a year now, reading all the interesting information and many of the threads, but I think I should present myself. I'm from Uruguay, 41 years old, and been running since september 2009. Soon after I ran my first 10 k in around 51 min. Last year training on a 3 days per week basis I was able to get a 41:37 9,75 km race, which is my best performance up to date.
This year I began doing 2 cycles build-up, and then two cycles of your sub 40 plan (two hours long run), with a may 8th half marathon in mind. At the end of each cycle i've done instead of a race 14 km (1hr. 4 min) and 15km (1hr 9min) paced runs, though not very sure if I can maintain that pace for 6 more km.
Now I'm in the third cycle, but I'm a little worried because I wasn't able to do all the runs (i did the 5x2k on friday 22, around 8 min the first 2, then i had to take longer rests in order to complete de others that took a lot more 8 20 and almost 9 the last one), then I did 2h long run on sunday and 6x1k on tuesday (between 3:52 and 4:10 the last one). I wasn't able to slot in the easy runs in between and did only a 12 k easy run last friday. Yesterday i couldn't run, and today it looks like is going to rain all day (besides being very windy). I was planning a 10k paced run.
So i ask you what do you recommend for my last week before the half.
