Friday, August 22, 2008

Week 12 - only 6 more to go

I'm two thirds of the way through the Hal Higdon's Novice 1 training program. Week 12 was another stepback week with reduced mileage and, once again, it was a welcomed break. I still ran 29 miles this week since the "shorter" runs are getting longer but the long run today was only 12 miles.

My ankle was pretty sore from last week's 16 mile run but it wasn't painful and, if anything, felt better the longer I ran. It feels like a sprain but it's getting better so that's promising.

I have been using my new shoes for the shorter runs and should have somewhere around 100 miles on them for the marathon. That sounds about right for breaking them in.

The Portland Marathon is on October 5 so it's only 6 weeks away. I have three more weeks of 30+ miles each and then I'll begin to drop the mileage as I taper in preparation for the race. Next week's long run is 18 miles.

3 comments:

  1. Go, go, go!

    I've been watching your progress toward Portland with great interest. I'm running my first half-marathon in September, and I'm aiming for to run the Vancouver Marathon next May.

    Your updates are keeping me motivated on training as I pursue my goals.

    Good luck in Portland!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thanks Andrew.

    I still find it amusing that people are stumbling across my blog and that some actually find it motivating.

    Good luck with your half.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Good job on the run and the training so far. You're well on your way to a success for your first marathon =)

    ReplyDelete