Of Mice and Marathons

AM: 13 miles on the treadmill, averaged 7:28. HR 152. 

8-Mile Tempo

Marathon to about steady state. 4-mile warm up, then 4 miles @ 8.5, 2 miles @ 8.6 MPH, 1 mile @ 8.7 MPH, and 1 mile @ 8.8 MPH. Avg HR 160. HR got up to 156-159 pretty quickly, but stabilized extremely well throughout most of it. Creeped up to 162-165 or slightly higher the last few miles, but felt very manageable. Refrained from pressing too hard the last few miles, though could have. 

+ bench presses and squats while the sauna heated.

+ 26' sauna. HR 99. Light core after.

AM: 6.2 miles on the treadmill, averaged 9:37. HR 117. 

PM: 6.3 miles on the treadmill, averaged 9:32. HR 118.

AM: 7.6 miles on the treadmill, averaged 7:55. Did a few strides.

HR data was off for some reason. Bad connection? Kept it light to warm up and progressed into solidly/honestly aerobic. Working on this, as I think it is the missing piece of my training. It is just hard without a traditional training structure of workout/recovery/maintenance (rinse and repeat). I might have to switch back to a midweek workout and a quality long run on the weekend. That always served me well in the past, I think I just need more mileage. Nothing crazy, but 45-50 miles per week ain't gonna cut it. Going for consistent 60-ish mile weeks, maybe with a peak week or two in the upper 70s or low 80s.

PM: 

AM: 9.3 miles on the treadmill, averaged 7:32. HR 148.

4x8' Subthreshold w/ 1' Float Recoveries