Yesterday I finished block 3 of 6-day training blocks! Here’s how it went…
Day 1: Lift.
Day 2: Base run followed by core. I did 2 miles because I was at home and it was getting dark out, but still ran it at around 7:30/mile.
Day 3: Threshold run, lift. 1.5 miles at 6:23/mile. Felt pretty easy, actually.
Day 4: Base run followed by core. 3 miles at 7:30/mile.
Day 5: Interval run, lift. I did 1500m of running total. I did a fartlek run, running 300m fast, base, fast, base, fast. Splits were 1:00, 1:30 (base), 1:01, 1:40 (base), 0:58. For reference, 1:00/300 is a 5:20 mile.
Day 6: Long run followed by core. 5 miles at goal marathon race pace. First 2.5 miles at 7:48/mile and last 2.5 miles at 7:42/mile for a total of 7:45/mile average. Felt good for almost all of the 38:45 of running!
Weekly total was 3 lifts, 3 core sessions, and 12.5 miles of running. Big note: I’m injury free, gaining strength and endurance, and developing consistency.
Not much else to talk about, see you for another update in 6 days or so.
Mitchell Clayton Triathlon 