Log for July 12th – Training for Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 9th. Goal for the fall and winter marathon season is to break 3:15 for the first time.
Tuesday
- 7-Mile Tempo Run – Felt much better today than during yesterday’s trail run, but it was still a scorcher. I ran with Nathan and Paxton starting at 5:30am, and the heat index was already in the 90s. We followed our “Steeplechase” route which includes both Edwin Warner and Percy Warner Parks. After taking the first mile fairly easy, we reeled off a couple of sub 8-minute miles before coming to a large 1/2-mile hill were we slowed down quite a bit (especially me). We picked it up again during miles 5 and 6. By mile 7, the heat and humidity was really getting to me, so I decided to take a shortcut back to the car, while Nathan and Paxton finished the normal route. They got it 7.5, while I finished with just over 7-miles. Even though my average pace was slower than a typical “tempo” run, I’m still pleased with the effort considering the weather conditions, the bad day yesterday, and the hilly terrain.
- Cross Training – No cross training day. We ended up having dinner with my parents before they leave for Europe in the morning. By the time we got home and got the kids to bed, it was a little too late to do a P90X workout. Gotta do better in this area. Need to make sure that I at least get in P90X: Legs & Back and P90X: Shoulders & Arms this week.