Tomorrow starts my second four week block of training for Lake Stevens 1/2 IM on July 6th, 2008. The training is really starting to step up and the intervals look extremely challenging. I am finally heading to The Peak Centre on Thursday to use a Compu Trainer for my bike training. For the past 4 week block I have been trying to use HR to measure my Z5 intervals on the bike but it is really difficult to do. The power metre on the Compu Trainer really is key. With 8 weeks of training left I will really need to keep an eye on the food quality and intake to make sure I am at my goal 'race weight' of 128lbs.
After my minor breakdown at work on Friday, I set off on Saturday for Sechelt. I have run the April Fool's Half Marathon two times and this was my third time. It never fails to be hilly and hard. Sunday morning I started off at in Gibsons ready to run to Mission Point Park. I took it very conservatively knowing that I would be adding another 15kms on at the end of the 'race'. I crossed the finish line, collected my medal, filled my water bottles, ate a piece of bagel and a bite of banana and kept running west. I do not recommend running your longest run before a marathon in Sechelt if you are not used to hills. That place is full of 12-15% grades both up and down. At the end of the day, I ran from 9:17am - 2pm with a few quick breaks to refill bottles, eat gels and take few rocks out of my shoes. After a shower and some real food, I was back on the ferry to North Vancouver. Reward: White Spot Legendary Burger combo with cheese and a Coke.
Comments