Half Marathon + Training - By The Numbers

By the Numbers -
Half Marathon: 13.1 miles in 1:38:45 for a pace of 7:32 min/mile

First training run: 3.15 miles in 24:15
Last training run: 2.03 miles in 14:23
Fastest pace: 6:33 on a 3.26 mile run
Slowest pace: 8:32 on a 7.99 mile run
55 total runs including the Half Marathon itself out of 60 scheduled based on training plan.
    3 of 5 missed were due to injury, 2 to laziness
278.03 miles run including the HM in 35 hours, 17 min, 44 sec
Time span: 2 months, 24 days

5/19

Run 55:
13.1 miles
1:38:45

Half Marathon Complete in stretch goal time! By the Numbers post coming later.

5/18

Run 54:
2.03 miles
14:23

5/15

Run 53:
5.84 miles
44:02

5/14

Run 52:
3.1 miles
21:47

5/12

Run 51:
6.49 miles
48:09

Note: I actually ran this on 5/13

5/11

Run 50:
3.92 miles
30:14

Note: I ran this on 5/10

5/9

Run 49:
4.18 miles
33:10

5/8

Run 48:
5.05 miles
37:18

Note: Beautiful day in Central Park

5/7

Run 47:
4.08 miles
32:51

Note: New York literally smells. Also I was slow again even through the park with no lights or weaving through people :(

5/5

Run 46:
12.69 miles
1:38:58

5/4

Run 45:
5 miles
37:05

5/2

Run 44:
4.04 miles
28:20

5/1

Run 43:
5.11 miles
37:30

4/30

Run 42:
5.03 miles
38:06

4/28

Run 41:
11.15 miles
1:22:15

4/25

Run 40:
4.05 miles
31:03

4/24

Run 39:
6.13 miles
45:00

Note: I ran this midday on 4/25 to make up for 4/24

4/23

Run 38:
4.17 miles
30:00

4/21

Run 37:
10 miles
1:15:37

4/20

Run 36:
4.38 miles
32:10

4/18

Skipped my run today as my foot was bothering me and I was utterly exhausted.

4/17

Skipped my run today as my foot was bothering me and I was utterly exhausted.

4/16

Run 35:
4.55 miles
35:41

4/14

Run 34:
10.27 miles
1:17:49

Note: Actually ran 4/15 due to weather. Was supposed to get 9 miles. Ended up going over.

4/13

Run 33:
4.19 miles
30:23

4/11

Run 31:
4.24 miles
31:59

Note: To First Ascent in the morning before work.

Run 32:
6.25 miles
50:18

Note: To Women's league defensive positioning clinic after work. Making up for missing Wednesday's run.

4/9

Run 30:
4.11 miles
31:10

4/7

Run 29:
7.99 miles
1:08:17

Note: Ugh so slow. Still missing one run. No knee pain during climbing or running both days this weekend.

4/6

Run 27:
4.64 miles
37:08

Run 28:
3.37 miles
29:00

Note: Made up for one of my missed runs

4/4

I missed my run Thursday, and I am choosing to rest until my Athletico appt.

4/3

I missed my run Wednesday, and am not sure if I will be making it up. I started experiencing acute pain in my right knee while climbing on Tuesday, and have an appt to get it examined Friday. I am choosing to rest until then.

4/2

Run 26:
4.3 miles
33:48

4/1

Run 25:
3.17 miles
26:14

Note: Missed Sunday due to Easterns so made it up Monday. Really slow and tired from driving home through the night. 7 weeks left.

3/30

Run 24:
6.99 miles
54:07

Note: Swapped Saturday and Sunday runs due to coaching and timing restrictions

3/28

Run 23:
3.95 miles
31:12

Note: Weighed down by backpack on the way to climb unfortunately.

3/27

Run 22:
5.45 miles
41:09

3/26

Run 21:
4.48 miles
34:10

3/24

Run 20:
6.44 miles
49:12

3/23

Run 19:
4.72 miles
37:19

3/21

Run 18:
3.26 miles
21:20

Note: Ran with Tony incredibly fast (for me). PR 5k time for me

3/20

Run 17:
4.78 miles
38:53

Note: First time under the prescribed distance. Run was split in two parts: first 3.6 on the way to the gym, last 1.2 on the way back.

3/19

Run 16:
3.46 miles
26:04

Note: First run in my new shoes! Was warm enough to run in just a t-shirt and shorts :)

3/17

Run 15:
5.05 miles
40:56

Note: Ran to the Humboldt First Ascent. Was gorgeous outside! A bit slow with my backpack of climbing gear.
Week 3 of training complete. 9 more to go.

3/16

Run 14:
3.63 miles
26:27

Note: Felt very fast, but was struggling a bit towards the end.

3/14

Run 13:
3.66 miles
30:16

Note: Technically the first of 2 runs 3/14.

3/13

Run 12:
4.1 miles
34:29

Note: I actually missed 3/13, but got 2 runs in 3/14 to make up for it; this was the second of 2. Both were incredibly windy.

3/12

Run 11:
3.36 miles
28:10

3/10

Run 10:
4.00 miles
28:10

Note: Distance is my best estimate as I did 17 laps around the soccer field. Felt fast without the elements

3/9

Run 9:
3.83 miles
31:15

Note: Most miserable run of my life, getting pelted by pouring rain and wind

3/7

Run 8:
3.12 miles
26:00

Note: Felt slow after climbing for 3+ hours

3/6

Run 7:
4.40 miles
35:01

Note: I am not sure if my running app takes stops at lights into account or not so these times may be slightly inflated

3/5

Run 6:
3.14 miles
25:05

3/3

Run 5:
3.92 miles
31:32

3/2

Run 4:
3.03 miles
24:47

2/28

Run 3:
3.23 miles
25:11

2/27

Run 2:
3.03 miles
23:30

2/26/2019

Started half marathon training today with a 3.15 mile 24:15 minute run. The schedule I will be using is below:

It took me a while to actually get into this (I planned to go with a 16 week plan), but I'm in it now.

ARC