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Week 3 of Mo’ Cowbell Half Marathon Training

So here are we, week 3 of Mo’ Cowbell half marathon (referral link) training. I wasn’t expecting us to be effected by the poor air quality but we were this week. So I stuck to the treadmill for a few runs, which wasn’t so bad since it tended to already feel like 90 in the AM. Still in the building phase with just a progressive run (last 10 min being faster) and a long run, with easy runs in between. I would say I am doing better with the HR training, so go Sam. Let’s just hope it pays off.

Monday

off day and a 2 mile evening stroll with the family

Tuesday

3 mile stroller run @ 11:29 pace and 146 avg bpm

  • 11:57
  • 11:21
  • 11:10

2 mile evening stroll

Wednesday

3 mile run @ 11:47 pace and 133 avg bpm. This was on the treadmill. I was supposed to run with my friend but the air quality and heat were too bad so we called it off.

  • 11:58
  • 11:48
  • 11:35

Thursday

50 minute run with last 10 min being faster

4.55 miles @ 11:01 pace with 144 avg bpm

  • 11:52
  • 11:32
  • 11:15
  • 10:21
  • 9:16 (.55)

Friday

complete off day

Saturday

3.16 miles @10:40 pace with 139 avg bpm

  • 10:28
  • 10:54
  • 10:35

Sunday

7 miles @ 10:08 pace with 151 avg bpm – I had a lot to do this day, so I just went based off feel versus making sure my heart rate was low. Still felt like I ran comfortably.

  • 10:19
  • 10:08
  • 10:15
  • 10:19
  • 10:10
  • 10:01
  • 9:41

Then a 1.64 mile evening stroll.

That’s it for week 3. I think I have one more week and then we get into more structured workouts which start as a few weeks of hill training. So we have that to look forward to. HA!

I did try one of the HoneyStinger gels and wow that baby was thick! So I placed an order from The Feed to try some other brands and see what texture is most like the Gatorade Endurance brand.

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Week 2 of Mo’ Cowbell Half Marathon Training

Week 2 of half marathon training for Mo’ Cowbell Half Marathon (referral code.) Okay, so I’m giving to whole HR thing a try since finally I’m seeing sub 150 bpm on my runs. It’s making for some really long runs or should I say shorter since I’m technically going by time, some days mileage. I have to take some walk breaks to lower it once it goes over my zone, but I haven’t minded since it is the heat of summer. I actually love summer running and we are investing in heating and air conditioner for our gym in the garage so once that’s installed, I’ll be golden for the extreme heat that is sure to come.

Monday

Complete rest day

Tuesday

3.36 miles @ 10:01 pace and 150 avg bpm

  • 9:53
  • 10:01
  • 10:13

0.7 walk because K was having fun playing so we only did a little walk around the neighborhood.

Wednesday

Recovery day – 3 miles @ 10:35 pace and 140 avg bpm

  • 10:17
  • 10:44
  • 10:44

1.8 mile evening walk

Thursday

40 min run with last 10 min faster – 4.18 miles @ 9:35 pace and 154 avg bmp

  • 9:56
  • 9:46
  • 10:01
  • 8:48

Friday

Recovery day – 2 mile evening walk

Saturday

3 mile run @ 10:47 pace and 143 avg bpm

  • 10:21
  • 10:27
  • 11:33

Sunday

75 min long run @ 11:25 pace and 146 bpm avg

  • 10:55
  • 10:36
  • 11:23
  • 11:43
  • 11:21
  • 12:29

Week 2 complete. Definitely in the building phase. I looked ahead to the actual workouts in the future and it looks like a couple weeks of hill repeats and then we hit the speed stuff. That will be interesting! I think I’ll most likely stay with only 5 days of running rather than 6 in the future, but we will see when the time comes.

I also placed a Honey Stinger (referral link) order and my gels and chews arrived. So I’ll be testing those out once I have a longer run in training.

Then I ordered a pair of the new Brooks Adrenaline GTS 23 to test out. I’ll definitely be ordering more colors once the full launch arrives (August 1st.)

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