| BETH'S HALF MARATHON TRAINING PROGRAM |
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| Week |
Ending Date |
Total Weekly Miles |
Day |
Plan Miles |
Actual Miles |
Date Completed |
Total Time |
Rate/ Mile |
Location |
Notes |
Shoes |
| 1 |
04-Jun-06 |
10.47 |
1 |
3 |
2.81 |
Wednesday, May 31,
2006 |
? |
? |
to People's Park and back |
10am. Too late!
Too hot! |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 2 |
4 |
3.78 |
Thursday, June 01,
2006 |
0:43:35 |
0:11:32 |
To Bancroft, around, and back |
6:30am. An awesome run! |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
Did not run.
Too sore after working out with Tuelo on Thursday. Needed time for muscles to heal. |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 4 |
4 |
3.88 |
Sunday, June 04,
2006 |
0:50:00 |
0:12:53 |
to Broadway & 27th and back
to Long's |
Sore, burning legs. I think someone turned up gravity. |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 2 |
11-Jun-06 |
15.14 |
1 |
3 |
2.87 |
Tuesday, June 06,
2006 |
0:35:00 |
0:12:12 |
to Mosswood Park & back |
Easy going down; right shin
burning on the way back |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 2 |
4 |
4.02 |
Wednesday, June
07, 2006 |
0:48:15 |
0:12:00 |
To Bancroft, around,
and back |
Pretty easy. No pain!
I'd get lost in thought and then remind myself to speed up. |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 3 |
3 |
3.03 |
Friday, June 09,
2006 |
0:34:30 |
0:11:23 |
to Dwight and back to
Albertson's |
Hard. Very tired today. Need to sleep. Nevertheless, my time is getting better! |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 4 |
5 |
5.22 |
Sunday, June 11,
2006 |
1:00:00 |
0:11:30 |
to Lake Merritt &
around the lake to 19th St. |
An awesome run! But I forgot to check my watch, so I'm not
sure about my time. |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 3 |
18-Jun-06 |
16.38 |
1 |
3 |
3.09 |
Tuesday, June 13,
2006 |
0:40:00 |
0:12:57 |
Up Claremont & back |
Very steep at the top! Slowed down but didn't stop running! |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 2 |
4 |
4.02 |
Wednesday, June
14, 2006 |
0:51:00 |
0:12:41 |
To Bancroft, around,
and back |
So much resistance today. Mind fighting me the whole way. Tired. |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 3 |
3 |
3.07 |
Friday, June 16,
2006 |
0:40:00 |
0:13:02 |
Golden Gate Park - 1st
3 miles of SF 1/2 marathon |
Hard! Hot and very hard. Plus, I didn't start until 3pm. I think I should run first thing in the
morning. |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 4 |
6 |
6.2 |
Sunday, June 18,
2006 |
1:11:00 |
0:11:27 |
Walt Stack 10K Race |
I thought it would never
end. Thank goodness for the guy
running beside me egging me on. |
New Balance 1122 |
| 4 |
25-Jun-06 |
13.92 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Tuesday, June 20,
2006 |
0:36:00 |
0:12:00 |
24-Hour Fitness Montgomery St |
Sunday's blister was too bad to
run. 7 min on treadmill and 29 minutes
on Stairmaster instead. |
New Balance 1122 |
| 2 |
4 |
3.75 |
Friday, June 23,
2006 |
0:45:00 |
0:12:00 |
24-Hour Fitness Berkeley |
Sunday's blister still too bad
to run. 45 minutes on Stairmaster
instead. |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
Did not run or use Stairmaster. Still waiting for blister to heal. |
N/A |
| 4 |
7 |
7.17 |
Sunday, June 25,
2006 |
1:28:00 |
0:12:16 |
to Berkeley, around UCB
campus & back |
A good, solid run. Stayed positive. Blister did not bother me. Perfect weather. |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 5 |
02-Jul-06 |
19.5 |
1 |
3 |
2.88 |
Tuesday, June 27,
2006 |
0:35:45 |
0:12:25 |
Up Claremont/through Berkeley & back |
Tired and cranky today. Where's my Road ID??? Who took it? |
New Balance 1122 |
| 2 |
5 |
5.44 |
Wednesday, June
28, 2006 |
1:10:00 |
0:12:52 |
to Berkeley, through UCB campus & back |
Got lost. Went the wrong way. Had to stop and ask directions on
campus. This slowed me way down. Also, tired today. |
New Balance 1122 |
| 3 |
3 |
3 |
Thursday, June 29,
2006 |
0:36:00 |
0:12:00 |
24 Hr Fitness Ocean Ave |
Ran 36 minutes in the pool. I hope that counts. |
N/A |
| 4 |
8 |
8.18 |
Sunday, July 02,
2006 |
1:42:00 |
0:12:28 |
Coalinga loop (2 times) |
Includes 3 minute break to drink
Gatorade between loops. |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 6 |
09-Jul-06 |
10.89 |
1 |
3 |
3.01 |
Tuesday, July 04,
2006 |
0:33:00 |
0:10:58 |
to People's Park and
back |
Ran as fast as I could without
passing out. It was hard, but my best
time so far. |
New Balance 1122 |
| 2 |
5 |
4.88 |
Wednesday, July
05, 2006 |
1:01:45 |
0:12:39 |
Up Claremont through
Elmwood and around Berkeley |
Cool weather. Sore knee.
So much brain chatter. Trying
to stay out of my own way. |
New Balance 1122 |
| 3 |
3 |
3 |
Friday, July 07,
2006 |
0:36:00 |
0:12:00 |
Temescal Pool |
Deep water running using Aqua
Jogger for 36 minutes. |
N/A |
| 4 |
10 |
0 |
I did not run today! Bad knee.
Waiting to see doctor on Monday!
My first missed long run! :-( |
N/A |
| 7 |
16-Jul-06 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Tuesday, July 11,
2006 |
0:12:00 |
0:12:00 |
1-mile loop around Aunt
Ann's |
Planned to do 3 loops. Only able to do 1 before knee pain. |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
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Did not run. |
N/A |
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
Friday, July 14,
2006 |
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24-Hr Fitness Van Ness |
No Running. Elliptical Trainer, Leg Press, Hip Adductor |
Asics Gel Evolution |
| 4 |
11 |
0 |
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Did not run. |
N/A |
| 8 |
23-Jul-06 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
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Did not run. |
N/A |
| 2 |
6 |
2 |
Wednesday, July
19, 2006 |
0:26:00 |
0:13:00 |
Treadmill 24-hr Fitness
Embaracadero |
Walked & ran. No shooting pain, but knee feels weak. Also
Leg Press & Hip Adductor |
New Balance 881 |
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12 |
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30-Jul-06 |
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13.1 |
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Sunday, July 30,
2006 |
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SF HALF MARATHON |
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