Training Week 1

In an effort to stick to my training program, here is my accountability report:

Mon: Weights (NROLFW program, Stage 1, Workout A5), 10 min walk with the pup
Tues: 2.0 miles, easy, with the pup. We did this in 19:30, which is 1-2 minutes faster than usual for a run with canine. I'm not sure if it was a result of him not wearing the gentle leader this morning, or the fact it wasn't pitch black and I was moving a little more surely.  Weights, 1B5
Wednesday: Day of Rest
Thusday: 2.0 miles, easy with the pup. A little slower than Tuesday, but dark out. And lifting, 1A6.
Friday, Sat, Sun....snow.....bathroom...couch

Sort of a fail.

But, technically my race training hasn't started yet. It occurred to me midweek it is going to be next to impossible to run 5 days a week in April, with rugby (playing a little and coaching) and work and two classes and my qualifying exam. (Note, yes, this is a terrible idea. In general.) So I dug around my old programs and found one I wrote up a while ago that's a motley of the Hal Higdon beginner and intermediate half plans and the Runner's World Rookie Marathon plan. 4 days a week + lower mileage (peaking around 22) is appropriate for doing 2/3 of my training during rugby season (read: 2 practices + a game a week) and with my wacky school schedule.  And I'd like to keep lifting, at least until we start practice in March, so this is more practical...

Presenting...

Week	Week of	M	T	W	T	F	S	S	Total
1	2/7/2010		4 x 800 m @ 10k pace (90 secrec.)	Easy 3 mi	Tempo 5 mi		Easy 5 mi		15
2	2/14/2010		400 m @ 5k pace (30 sec rec.), 800 @ 10k pace (90 sec rec.), 1200 @ 10k pace (2 min rec.), 1600 @ 10k pace (3 min rec.), 1200 @ 10k pace (2 min rec.), 800 @ 10k pace (90 sec rec.), 400 @ 5k pace	Easy 3 mi	Tempo 4 mi		Easy 6 mi		16
3	2/21/2010		two sets: 1 x 1200 m @ 10K pace (1min rec), 1 x 400 @ 5K pace (3 min rec.)	Easy 3 mi	Tempo 4 mi		Easy 7 mi		16
4	2/28/2010		4 x 800 m @ 10k pace (90 secrec.)	Easy 3 mi	Tempo 5 mi		Easy 8 mi		18
5	3/7/2010		400 m @ 5k pace (30 sec rec.), 800 @ 10k pace (90 sec rec.), 1200 @ 10k pace (2 min rec.), 1600 @ 10k pace (3 min rec.), 1200 @ 10k pace (2 min rec.), 800 @ 10k pace (90 sec rec.), 400 @ 5k pace	Easy 3 mi	Tempo 4 mi		Easy 9 mi		19
6	3/14/2010		2 x 1600m @ 10k pace (3 min rec.)	Easy 3 mi	Tempo 4 mi		Easy 10 mi		19
7	3/21/2010		4 x 800 m @ 10k pace (90 secrec.)	Easy 3 mi	Tempo 4 mi		Easy 5 mi		14
8	3/28/2010		400 m @ 5k pace (30 sec rec.), 800 @ 10k pace (90 sec rec.), 1200 @ 10k pace (2 min rec.), 1600 @ 10k pace (3 min rec.), 1200 @ 10k pace (2 min rec.), 800 @ 10k pace (90 sec rec.), 400 @ 5k pace	Easy 3 mi	Tempo 4 mi		Easy 10 mi		20
9	4/4/2010		two sets: 1 x 1200 m @ 10K pace (1min rec), 1 x 400 @ 5K pace (3 min rec.)	Easy 3 mi	Tempo 5 mi		Easy 11 mi		21
10	4/11/2010		4 x 800 m @ 10k pace (90 secrec.)	Easy 3 mi	Tempo 5 mi		Easy 12 mi		22
11	4/18/2010		3 x 1000m @ 5k pace (2 min rec.)	Easy 4 mi	Tempo 4 mi		Easy 10 mi		20
12	4/25/2010		2 x 1600 meters @ pace (3 min rec.)	Pace 3 mi	Easy 2 mi			NJ Half 13.1	22

Here goes!!
My goal is to really hit 2 hrs for the first time since the foot break, and hopefully do even better. I only have one half (of...7ish?) under 1:57, so that would be cool too.