LUKE BLOGS ON FLOTRACKChicago Marathon Training: Week #4
7/26-8/1
Training started to get more serious this week. This week included another steady diet of 12 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. I did start wearing my Garmin to get a good idea of paces. Most of the mileage was right around 6 minute pace after we got going. Friday was the first workout of the segment, a 12 mile cut down. We started at 6:00 and worked down to 5:10 for the last miles. Actual splits were 5:47, 5:58, 5:49, 5:50, 5:39, 5:36, 5:23, 5:27, 5:18, 5:10, 5:03, 5:03 (1:06:08 for 12). Total mileage for the week was 118 miles. Hopefully, there will be a video of the workout, soon. It feels good to be running the higher mileage again and getting into the workouts again! Very excited for the possibilities this fall.
On a side note, there was an end of an era this week as Sell moved back home to Pennsylvania. It’s funny how much things can change in two years. We all wish him well as he moves on to the next chapter of his life.
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