3 weeks down

Training is going well, knocked out the 4,5, and 6 mile weekend runs, along with 2 3-mile runs during each week (plus some strength training on other days).

It's hard to gauge how well I'm doing - the run I do around my house is extremely hilly, I think one part of the run has a street sign saying 11% grade. To put it in perspective, when I run 3 miles around home, it takes around 31:30. When I run it on a treadmill, I think my last time was around 27 (or 28? I don't remember) minutes. So my pace around home seems really slow, but I know a lot of that is due to the hills. Hopefully the training will make it easier to run the relatively flat course in October.

San Jose r'n'r half marathon 2008

It's not that interesting to others, but I like keeping a record of my running training programs so that I can refer back to them the next time I train.

So with much fanfare, I announce the 2008 San Jose Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon long-run training schedule!

July 5 - 4 miles
July 12 - 5 miles
July 19 - 6 miles
July 26 - 7 miles
August 2 - 5 miles
August 9 - 7 miles
August 16 - 8 miles
August 23 - 9 miles
August 30 - 10 miles
Sept 6 - 7 miles
Sept 13 - 11 miles
Sept 20 - 12 miles
Sept 27 - TAPER
Oct 5 - RACE


I ran the 4 mile run on July 4th - 4 on the 4th! It was hard - running in my neighborhood is quite hilly, and I walked a lot. But it kicked off the program.