Jodi’s Running Blog

It has been another terrific week! At the end of Week 3 out of 24 in my training, I’m still fired up about my upcoming marathon. I am continuing to have fun with my Garmin Forerunner too. Perhaps the highlight of my running week was being reunited with one of my best friends, Joshua. He was my classmate at the Medical University of South Carolina, and he trained for Grandma’s Marathon with me in 2002. He is now doing his residency in Emergency Medicine in Loma Linda, California, but came to visit us in Seattle for the weekend. He was also kind enough to run with me on Saturday and Sunday mornings. As always, Evan continues to be incredibly supportive. What can I say? I’m lucky.

Week 3 went like this:

• Monday – Off
• Tuesday – 0:42:28, 5.00 miles (8:29/mile pace), including 6×30 second strides. Splits: 8:28, 8:17, 7:59, 8:19, 9:23.
• Wednesday – Core Strength Training and Stretching
• Thursday – 0:45:06, 5.50 miles (8:12/mile pace), including 6×30 second strides. Splits: 8:54, 8:40, 8:25, 7:35, 7:37, 3:55.
• Friday – 0:30:00, Alternative Cardio (Elliptical Trainer), 4.30 miles, Splits: 7:03, 6:40, 6:29, 6:41, 3:08. 
• Saturday – 0:37:32, 4.07 miles (9:12/mile pace), splits: 8:18, 8:59, 12:13 (walked up a big hill), 7:21, 0:39.
• Sunday – Long Run – 1:10:01, 8.32 miles (8:24/mile pace). Splits: 9:06, 8:46, 8:44, 8:36, 8:13, 8:10, 7:53, 7:59, 2:29. I really enjoyed my long run this morning – I ran around the Green Lake Park loop trail three times and the time flew. I felt comfortable the entire time, starting at a slower pace to warm up and gradually picking it up with each mile. Evan, Josh, and I ate a delicious brunch at Salty’s in West Seattle to celebrate our early-morning exercise, as well as Josh’s presence in our lovely city.
  • Total Mileage: 27.19 miles

Here are the maps (brought to you by Evan) from this past week’s outdoor runs: 

• Foundation Run – Tuesday, May 2, 2006
  
• Foundation Run – Saturday, May 6, 2006
  
• Long Run – Sunday, May 7, 2006 
  

 Here’s what’s up for Week 4:

• Monday – Core Strength Training and Stretching
• Tuesday – Foundation Run 45 minutes + 4×30 second strides
• Wednesday – Off (travelling to Buffalo, NY)
• Thursday – Foundation Run 45 minutes + 4×30 second strides
• Friday – Alternative Cardio (Elliptical Trainer) – 30 minutes 
• Saturday – Foundation Run – 30 minutes
• Sunday – Foundation Run – 50 minutes

The schedule is designed such that every four weeks the mileage is scaled back a bit for a relative state of “rest.” Since this is week 4 I guess this is break week. I do look forward to a run that was outlined in Runner’s World around the SUNY – Buffalo campus on Thursday morning. As always, happy running!