I’m abandoning my current half marathon plan.
It doesn’t make any real sense to continue it. I’ve already met my goal time. Then I ran an even better race the week after. All of that without tapering. And I had to go majorly off my plan anyway, due to a stomach bug, ice/snow, and then getting my wisdom teeth out.
It seems like the ideal time to start a new plan, with a new goal.
The Tom King Classic is no longer my goal race. It will now just be a fun long run that I will run by feel. I still plan on keeping Oak Barrel easy.
My new goal race is the Kentucky Derby miniMarathon at the end of April. I’m going to aim for a sub-2:10 time. That means running about 15 seconds per mile faster than at Cedars Frostbite, which doesn’t seem too terrible.
Here’s the new plan!
| Week | 1st Run | 2nd Run | 3rd Run | 4th Run | Long Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.02-03.08 | 6x400m | 3mi | 6mi goal pace | 4mi | Tom King Classic Half |
| 03.09-03.15 | 6x400m | 3mi | 6mi | 4mi | 10mi |
| 03.16-03.22 | 6x400m | 3mi | 6mi goal pace | 4mi | 14mi |
| 03.23-03.29 | 5x800m | 3mi | 7mi | 4mi | 10mi |
| 03.30-04.05 | 6x800m | 3mi | 7mi goal pace | 4mi | Oak Barrel Half |
| 04.06-04.12 | 7x800m | 3mi | 7mi | 4mi | Dairy Dash 5k and 10k? |
| 04.13-04.19 | 8x800m | 3mi | 7mi goal pace | 4mi | 8mi |
| 04.20-04.26 | 4x800m | rest | 3mi | rest | Kentucky Derby miniMarathon |
This, of course, means new pace times:
400m intervals: 2:00 each (8:00 min/mi – 7.5mph)
800m intervals: 4:15 each (8:30 min/mi ~ 7.1mph)
Goal pace: 9:45-10:00 min/mi
Easy: 10:30+ min/mi
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